Pakistani terrorist killed as troops foil infiltration bid along LoC in J&K
Helicopters and drones have been deployed to search the other terrorist who managed to escape.
Helicopters and drones have been deployed to search the other terrorist who managed to escape.
The enemy’s designs were effectively thwarted through coordinated ground action, the statement said.
In another incident, the Army and J&K Police in a joint operation busted a trans-border weapon racket and recovered China and Turkey made pistols and ammunition.
Two of these terrorists had been holed up in natural caves in the Basantgarh forests since Tuesday afternoon.
Unconfirmed reports claim that three security forces personnel and a terrorist were injured during the exchange of fire.
The ongoing hailstorm in the Kashmir valley has badly damaged the blooming stone fruit crop, while the windstorm in the Jammu region has damaged the mango orchards. J&K has been witnessing thunderstorms and gusty winds since Friday evening.
A joint security review meeting was on Saturday chaired here by the GOC White Knight Corps of the Indian Army, Lt. General Navin Sachdeva.
"White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers", the Army said while adding that search operations in the area were underway. It is yet to be confirmed whether the IED was planted by terrorists or men of the Pakistan agencies.
Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations, in this area, have lost their lives in the incident.
The General Officer paid floral tributes to the Bravehearts in a traditional wreath-laying ceremony at “Ashwamedh Shaurya Sthal” in Nagrota Military Station.
