SRINAGAR: Security forces on Friday foiled what they called “a potential terror plot” in Jammu and Kashmir, and recovered weapons and ammunition, including M4 rifles, during a search in Handwara, around 130 km north of Srinagar.“Based on specific input, a joint operation was launched by J&K Police and the Army’s Naugam brigade in the Neeriyan forest area along the LoC in Nowgam sector,” a senior police officer said. The joint team busted a major hideout which led to the recovery of two M-series rifles with four magazines, two Chinese pistols with three magazines, two hand grenades and some live rounds.An FIR has been registered and further investigation has been set into motion, the officer said.In Srinagar and other districts of Kashmir, police continued the inspection of doctors lockers in medical institutions. The drive, launched in the wake of the uncovering of a white-collar terror module involving doctors, is aimed at preventing misuse of lockers for unauthorised storage of illegal or hazardous materials and strengthening internal security within medical institutions.
