A huge cache of explosives and ammunition was found buried inside a reserve forest and recovered by a joint team of army and police personnel in Assam, northeast India.<br /><br />The footage was recorded in Chirang district of the Bodoland region on June 15.<br /><br />Army personnel deployed in Chirang along with Assam Police, 210 COBRA personnel - a specialist jungle warfare unit - and six Battalion Special Service personnel unearthed illegal arms and ammunitions after a 12-day-long search.<br /><br />The recovery was made buried deep inside the Chirang Reserve Forest. <br /><br />According to local reports, the joint operation was launched based on information regarding the presence of illegal arms and ammunition in the forested area of Lal Pathar.<br /><br />The suspected spot was located using metal detectors.<br /><br />Digging further, the army and police personnel unearthed large amounts of firearms, ammunition, grenades, and rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) bombs.<br /><br />According to an Indian Army, this is the second major success of the army and police in unearthing massive quantities of explosives and ammunition in the district.
