High-level meet reviews security situation
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 3: Army today foiled an infiltration bid and gunned down three militants in an encounter along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter.
While the body of one of the militants was recovered by soldiers, bodies of the other two, lying across the LoC, were taken back by villagers of Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK), sources said.
“At about 1000 hours today, alert soldiers of the Army observed suspicious movement of some individuals along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector, wherein they were trying to infiltrate from across the Line of Control into the Indian side,” they said.
The soldiers challenged the infiltrators who opened fire on them.
In an ensuing fire fight, three militants were killed. Body of one of the militants has been recovered along with two AK-47 rifles, a pistol and war-like stores, the sources said.
The villagers in PoJK carried back the bodies of the other two militants, the sources said.
The operation continued and a search of the area is underway, the sources said.
“A major terror plot has been foiled by the Army with killing of three militants and recoveries of arms and ammunition from their possession which would have been used for terror attacks in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri or the Kashmir valley,” they added.
The militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and The Resistance Front (TRF) have been making attempts to revive militancy in the parts of Jammu region especially the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and erstwhile Doda district.
However, police and security forces have foiled militant attempts by busting several modules and arresting number of militants and their Over Ground Workers (OGWs).
Recoveries of arms, ammunition and explosives have also been made.
Meanwhile, a security review meeting was held at Nagrota based White Knight Corps here today.
The meeting was chaired by the GOC White Knight Corps Lt Gen Manjinder Singh while ADGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar and top brass from Army, police and other agencies were present at the review meeting.
The official twitter handle of White Knight Corps said, “A Security Review Meet was conducted at Nagrota to review and coordinate security aspects amongst agencies. GOC, senior Army and police officers participated in the meet.”
Sources said prevailing situation along the border vis-a-vis in the hinterland was discussed threadbare at the meeting.
“With the onset of winter season, the winter mechanism was deliberated during the meeting besides security situation and other related concerns,” they added
Security scenario along the borders and hinterland was discussed in detail including attempts by the militants to activate their over ground network, the sources said, adding that police and security forces are fully alert to thwart the militants’ designs.
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