Kulgam: Security forces on Wednesday recovered arms and ammunition during a joint search operation in the Tantrypora–Sursnoo orchard area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Sources said that acting on specific intelligence shared by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, a joint search operation was launched by Kulgam Police, the 34 Rashtriya Rifles and the 18 Battalion of the CRPF in the Tantrypora–Sursnoo orchards. They said the joint team recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the area during the operation. “The recovered material has been seized and further investigation has been taken up,” the sources said.—(KNO)