Srinagar, April 27 -- Security forces on Saturday claimed to have busted a hideout at Machil in Kupwara district close to Line of Control and recovered arms and ammunition, including five AK rifles.

Police said that acting on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation was launched today by the Special Operations Group (SOG) Camp Machil and the Indian Army's 12 SIKHLI unit in the forested area of Sedori Nala, Mushtaqabad Machil (Samsha Behak forest region), falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Kupwara and Police Post Machil.

"During the operation, a terrorist hideout was located and busted. A significant cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site, including five AK-47 Rifles, eight AK-47 magazines, one pist...