Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Poonch sector
The enemy’s designs were effectively thwarted through coordinated ground action, the statement said.
The enemy’s designs were effectively thwarted through coordinated ground action, the statement said.
The attachment by the Poonch Police has been effected in connection with an FIR registered at Police Station Gursai in District Poonch.
The Chief Minister reaffirmed the Government's commitment to standing with the affected people in this hour of distress. He was accompanied by Minister Javed Ranaa during his visit.
Troops of the White Knight Corps of the Indian Army on Monday foiled an infiltration bid by Pakistan-backed terrorists in the Balakot sector of the Poonch district.
The infiltration attempt was detected in the Torna area of the Uri sector, where troops observed suspicious movement near the LoC.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday undertook an extensive tour of the border district of Poonch to assess the ground situation in the aftermath of the recent cross-border shelling.
Panic gripped Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city and Akhnoor area in Jammu division on Saturday as massive blast-like sounds were heard forcing morning walkers to rush back home while overnight pounding of civilian areas in Poonch and Rajouri districts by Pakistan Army caused major damage.
Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar was posted in the 5 FD Regiment, Army said.
The Pakistani Army was shelling civilian areas of Poonch and other places along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB).
The cross-border artillery and mortar shelling, following India’s strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the intervening night of May 6 and 7, has killed nine people and injured many.
