Infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Poonch, terrorist gunned down by security forces

SRINAGAR: The security forces on Monday foiled an infiltration bid by Pakistan-backed terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, alert Army troops detected the infiltration bid by effective use of the integrated surveillance grid. On being challenged by the security forces, the terrorists resorted to a gunfight in which one of them was gunned down.

The slain terrorist’s body along with an AK-47 rifle was recovered by the security forces later. 

 

Jammu and Kashmir | Security forces have foiled an infiltration bid and neutralized a terrorist along the Line of Control in Poonch Sector. One AK-47 rifle was recovered from the terroist. The operation is still in progress in the area: PRO Defence — ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2021

 

The operation is still in progress in the area. 

This action by alert Army troops once again displays the resolve of the Indian Army to thwart any misadventure along the Line of Control.

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