One terrorist was shot dead and the other was injured as infiltration bid was foiled in Poonch sector. Security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the terrorist killed along the Line of Control (LoC) here on Monday.
After two terrorists were gunned down as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the general area of Degwar Terwan in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, the Indian Army on Monday said that the one of the killed terrorists was Division Commander of Hizbul Mujahi
In a joint operation, the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled an infiltration bid and killed a terrorist along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Amrohi area of Tangdhar Sector on Sunday, said the police.
Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Amritpal Singh (IPS) said that there was some specific intelligence input on the basis of which an operation was launched in the LoC area of Jhangar in Nowshera sector.
Keran, a border tehsil of Kupwara district, nestled along the banks of the Kishenganga River (Neelum River), has long been a hidden gem, unknown to many. Acting as the line of control between Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Jammu and Kashmir, this region is now gaining attention for all
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said while the jawans of the Indian Army did not step across the Line of Control (LoC) during the Kargil conflict in 1999, they could have ventured inside enemy territory if they so wanted.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared the input in a written reply to the query of a member, pointing to a "perceptible decline in cross-border infiltration" in recent years.
"The operation resulted in the recovery of two sophisticated IEDs of approximately 5 and 7 kgs, concealed in the jungle area. The team immediately cordoned off the area with adequate security measures," read the police statement.
"A search operation of the Indian Army and J&K Police is underway along LOC in the Poonch sector after suspicious movement was observed at LOC," police said.
Baramulla police on Sunday said it conducted a massive crackdown on narco terror at various locations from Uri along the Line of Control (LoC) to other parts of Baramulla district over the last few days, arresting 318 drug peddlers while recovering huge consigments of drugs.
The Kargil Development Authority on Friday said that setting up of the Hunderman Line of Control viewpoint and other such initiatives have attracted tourists and boosted the local economy.
The statement said, "Alert troops of Indian Army on night of 10 July, foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control in the Naushera Sector over two nights in a deliberate and massive operation."