Srinagar, March 25 -- Police on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in Sanglan forest, Uttersoo and recovered large quantity of ammunition and other materials.

Police said in a significant counter-terrorism operation, a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) Anantnag, 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and CRPF successfully busted a terrorist hideout in the higher reaches of Sanglan forest, under the jurisdiction of police station Uttersoo.

Police spokesman said that based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces conducted a thorough search operation in the dense forest area, leading to the discovery of the hideout. "Preliminary investigations suggest that it was being used as a logistical base by terrorists. The Items...