Major arms cache, including rare multi-grenade launcher, recovered in J&K's Sopore forest

Srinagar, Oct 10 (UNI) Police on Saturday recovered a major cache of arms and ammunition, including grenades, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and a rarely recovered multi-grenade launcher (MGL), from a forest area in north Kashmir's Sopore sub-district. Officials described the recovery of the MGL weapon as unusual compared to the under-barrel grenade launchers (UBGLs) commonly found during searches of militant hideouts. Police said the recovery was made during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched by Sopore Police following specific intelligence inputs in the Mukaam Cherhar forest area, falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai. During the search, a…