Srinagar, Feb 27 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.

The Indian Army, police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted a joint operation based on a specific input and busted a terrorist hideout in the orchards of the Ayathmullah general area in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, a police official said.

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A UBGL/grenade launcher, seven UBGL grenades, 95 rounds of ammunition and a bag were seized from the hideout, the official said.

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