Srinagar, Oct 14: Two terrorists were killed when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.
The officials said that alert troops of the Army noticed suspicious movement on the LoC.
“An infiltrating group of terrorists was challenged and engaged in a sustained exchange of fire. Two terrorists have been killed in this ongoing operation so far,” the officials said.
Alert troops noticed suspicious movement near the LoC and challenged the infiltrators, who opened indiscriminate fire. In the ensuing gunfight, two terrorists were neutralized.
A large quantity of weapons and other war-like stores were recovered from the encounter site, officials added
The Army, along with the security forces, are on 24/7 vigil on the LOC and the hinterland to foil any infiltration bid along the Line of Control in before the mountain passes are closed by the heavy snowfall this winter.
There are reports that terrorists are waiting at launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to infiltrate into the Indian side before the mountain passes get closed.
Officials said the exact number of terrorists waiting to infiltrate is always changing, but the number could be anything around 100.
2 terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid
