Baramulla : Acting on specific intelligence, the Indian Army, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, conducted a joint operation at Yarbug in Baramulla on December 21.
The operation, named “OP YARBUG,” involved establishing a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) in the area, leading to the apprehension of two suspects.
According to the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps’ X handle, “Two suspected individuals have been apprehended along with recovery of one pistol, two hand grenades & other war-like stores.”
The statement added, “Further investigation by Police is in progress.”
Meanwhile, on December 11, security forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Baramulla-Handwara road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, officials said.
Following the detection, security forces destroyed the explosives, they said.
In a post on X, the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said, “IED recovered at Langate, Kupwara, on the Baramulla-Handwara road. Chinar Warriors and @JmuKmrPolice averted a major terror incident today by recovering and destroying an IED at Langate, Kupwara.”
“Indian Army remains resolute in its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free,” it added.
