Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Feb 16: Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district by killing a militant while others fled back to Pakistan leaving behind arms and ammunition.
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A Defence spokesman said that the alert troops deployed in an Anti-Infiltration Grid detected the movement of three militants at the Line of Control approaching the fence.
“On being challenged at close proximity to the post, an intense firefight ensued between the militants and the troops, resulting in successful elimination of one militant, while grievously injuring the other”, he said.
He added that the injured militant managed to flee across, along with the third militant, taking advantage of darkness.
“A thorough joint search operation was launched along with Jammu and Kashmir Police in the morning, resulting in recovery of one dead militant, one AK series rifle, one light automatic weapon, six magazines, two grenades and large quantities of war like stores,” the spokesman said.
“Army eliminated an infiltration attempt in forward areas of Tangdhar sector on the night of 15/16 Feb 23, thereby preventing efforts of Pakistan to destabilise peace and tranquility in Kashmir valley and successfully maintaining higher moral ascendancy over the enemy along the Line of Control”, the Defence spokesman added.
“Continued infiltration bids along the Line of Control are an uncanny reminder of Pakistan’s efforts to orchestrate [militancy] in Kashmir valley and disrupt peace and harmony, while putting on the facade of ceasefire understanding”, the spokesman added.
This is the first infiltration bid of the year in North Kashmir. It may be mentioned here that only last week the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil reviewed security along the LoC during his visit.
The army along the LoC is alert despite snowfall that has closed the mountain passes and made infiltration of militants difficult. However, they have inputs that militants are waiting on the launch pads for infiltration even during the winter.
The Army regularly patrols the LoC even in snow to prevent the infiltration of militants into Kashmir.
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