Chinese Made Anti-Tank Gun Seized in Kashmir

By Fayaz Wani

Srinagar, Nov 16: The Indian army reports a Chinese made anti-tank gun was recovered from militants in violence-hit Kashmir. This is the first time that this kind of weapon has been recovered from militants fighting the Indian army in Kashmir.

An Indian army spokesman, Col A K Mathur claimed that army personnel conducted combing and search operations in the dense Hafruda forests in the border district of Kupwara. "After a thorough search of the suspected area, one 82mm smooth bore breech-loaded, tripod-mounted, anti-tank recoilless gun of Chinese make with optical sight was unearthed", he said.

The spokesman said that in terms of lethality, this is probably the most powerful weapon recovered by the Army in recent times. "The weapon is in a serviceable condition. It is assumed that the weapon has been procured to target Army Convoys and Armed vehicles", he said.

"Along with this lethal weapon, an assortment of 700 PIKA rounds, 300 AK 47 rounds, 29 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher grenades, 04 Remote Control IED boxes, ten AK-47 magazines and two Sniper magazines were also recovered", he added.

Fayaz Wani reports on life in Srinagar, Kashmir.