Rajouri?Jammu: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, killing one terrorist and recovering three weapons, six magazines and three grenades during an encounter, officials said.
This is the second infiltration bid foiled by troops along the LoC in Rajouri during the past week.
“Acting on credible intelligence inputs by Intelligence Agencies, movement of two terrorists was detected in the general area of Jhangar, Nowshera along the Line of Control at around 3 pm on 10 March”, the Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps said on X.
“Responding with swift and calibrated combat action, alert troops of WhiteKnightCorps engaged swiftly, successfully foiling the infiltration attempt. In the ensuing engagement, one Pakistani sponsored Terrorist was eliminated, effectively denying any breach of the LoC.
Own troops have been reoriented to search for second terrorist and to ensure relentless domination of the area, supported by intergrated ground and aerial Survey”, it added.
“A robust operational posture and heightened alert continue across the sector”, it said.
Reports said another terrorist was spotted during the infiltration attempt, and the hunt is on to track him down.
The army is deployed on the 740-km-long LoC in J&K situated in Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts of the Kashmir Valley and Poonch, Rajouri, and partly in the Jammu district of the Jammu division.
In addition, J&K has a 240-km-long international border situated in Samba, Jammu and Kathua districts. The international border is manned by the Border Security Force (BSF).
Army and the BSF are deployed to prevent infiltration, exfiltration, drug smuggling and drone activities initiated from the Pakistan side of the border.
J&K Police and the security forces carry out aggressive operations in the hinterland against terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers.
Drug smugglers, drug peddlers and those involved in hawala money rackets and other unlawful financial activities are also on the scanner of the security forces.
It is believed that the funds generated from these unlawful activities are finally used to sustain terrorism in J&K.
