Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Oct 27: A soldier was killed and another injured as Army foiled an infiltration bid along Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir today.
A group of militants waiting to infiltrate near the LoC fired upon an Army patrol at Gunda Post in Tanghdar sector today. One soldier, Sepoy Sandeep Singh, was killed and another injured in the attack.
Army foiled the intrusion attempt of militants and the injured soldier is undergoing treatment. Massive operation has been launched in the area.
A defence spokesman said here that troops intercepted a group of infiltrators along the LoC in Tanghdar sector today. “A soldier was killed and another injured in the gun battle. The operation is going on”, he said.
This evening, sources said, Pakistani troops targeted forward posts in Tanghdar sector and the fire was returned by the Army. Heavy firing is going on from both the sides.
And in a major blow to the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit, two associates of its commander Khalid were arrested by security forces today in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The duo has been identified as Shahid Tantray and Fayaz Ahmad. They were arrested during operations launched by 46 Rashtriya Rifles of Army and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Baramulla in Faqir Wani and Boribagh areas of old town.
One AK-47 rifle, one UBGL grenade, one UBGL, four AK magazines, 200 rounds of AK ammunition, one hand grenade, one pistol, its magazine and ammunition were recovered from them.
The JeM is responsible for carrying out two attacks in Baramulla town in which two Army jawans and cop were killed on August 16 and one BSF jawan was killed early this month.
Earlier on October 22, security forces arrested two militants – Safeer Ahmad Bhat resident of Janbazpora, Baramulla and Farhaan Fayaz Liloo son of Fayaz Ahmad Liloo resident of Jamia Mohalla Baramulla – of the same module.
The JeM module is operating in Baramulla town and adjacent areas for last few months and had established base in the old town taking advantage of unrest. The module is headed by Pakistani militant commander Khalid.
Security forces have launched massive manhunt against the JeM militant module in Baramulla and has so far in last two weeks conducted three operations in old town against the group.
In the meantime, militants lobbed a grenade at the police post guarding the minority Pandits in North Kashmir’s Kralgund area tonight. The grenade didn’t explode and security forces launched man hunt for the militants who lobbed the grenade.
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