Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces recover IEDs from busted terror hideout in Poonch

Amid tensions with Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army's Romeo Force and the Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday busted a suspected terror hideout in Poonch district's Surankote and recovered five improvised explosive devices, radio sets, binoculars and blankets.

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been on high alert since the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were murdered by terrorists.

They have launched a massive manhunt to find the perpetrators of the dastardly attack, who fled the meadow after spraying bullets at tourists.

The major bust came a day after Inspector General of Police VK Birdi held a joint security review meeting, which was attended by officers from multiple security forces, including the police, army, intelligence agencies and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).

Following the attack, India announced several diplomatic and economic measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and the visa service, banning Pakistani ships from Indian ports and closing its airspace to all aircraft registered in Pakistan and those operated by Pakistani airlines.