Security Forces Bust Suspected Militant Hideout in Shopian's Naikpora Memender, Recover Arms Cache

A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF busted a suspected militant hideout in the Naikpora Memender area of Shopian district, south Kashmir, on August 31, 2026, following specific intelligence inputs. The operation, described by police as a cordon-and-search action, recovered one AK-47 rifle, two AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one pistol, one hand grenade and six rounds of 9mm ammunition — a cache consistent with an active militant logistics or transit point. No casualties or arrests were reported in connection with the recovery itself. Officials said further investigation is underway to trace the source of the weapons and establish who the hideout was intended to supply.