SRINAGAR: Over 8,000 AK series rifles and nearly 10 lakh AK rounds of ammunition have been recovered from militants in the last 14 years in Jammu and Kashmir, Government said today.
The security agencies have recovered 8,146 AK-47/56/74 rifle from militants from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2015 during counter-insurgency operations, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who also holds the charge of Home Department, said in a written reply to a question in the Legislative Council.
During the same period, 9.938 lakh AK-series rounds and 24,372 AK-series magazines have also been recovered, she said.
The security agencies recovered 2,877 pistols and revolvers, 2,899 magazines and 38,688 rounds.
Besides, 44 Uber Machine Guns (UMGs), 24 carbines, 673 RPGs, 6 General-Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 144 LMGs and SLRs, 76 sniper rifles, 698 rocket boosters and 181 rifles (.303) were recovered from 2002 to 2015, the chief minister said. (AGENCIES)
