An arms consignment likely to have been dropped by a drone from Pakistan has been recovered by police near the LoC, the official said on Sunday.
The items recovered included an AK assault rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds, and a telescope. The officials said that the recovery was made from Sounjana village of Phalain Mandal, about 6 Km from the international border (IB), late Saturday night after local informed police about a humming sound and dropping of a payload by a suspected drone from Pakistan.
Police immediately cordoned off the village and launched a search operation during which a yellow packet tied to strings and a wooden base to carry the payload was found, leading to the recovery of the arms and ammunition, the officials said.
A case has been filed and efforts are on to identify people who were supposed to receive the consignment on the Indian side.
