New Delhi: Police have recovered a huge quantity of explosives during an operation in Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of explosives. According to police sources, around 5-6 kg of IEDs were recovered during the search operation on Sunday. Initially, it is believed that the militants had planned to carry out sabotage. Acting on a tip-off, a search operation was conducted in the adjoining area. That’s where success comes in.
The man arrested has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmed Wani. Ishfaq, a resident of Arigam village in Pulwama district, used to send information to militants, police said. Him
Investigators are trying to crack the case by questioning them. On Sunday, the Kashmir Police tweeted, “Big danger has been averted. Explosives worth 5-6 kg have been recovered from Pulwama. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
A few days later, the G20 summit will be held in Kashmir. As the host country of this conference, India wants to showcase the beauty of the landscape to foreign guests. The Army, however, said that even if separatist forces want to destabilise the Valley, it will not have any impact on the G20 summit. On Friday morning, militants hurled bombs at army personnel during an anti-terror operation in Kandi forest in Rajouri sector of Jammu.
