On Saturday morning one terrorist was killed in an encounter that occurred in the forest areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Macchil sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara said the officials.
Five soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire while two of them were reported to be critical. They added, ‘One out of the five soldiers has succumbed to his injuries’.
‘Some exchange of fire took place near the Kumkadi post in Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district’, one of the officials said. According to the media reports, ‘Indian Army troops have foiled a Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) attack on the Line of Control against Indian forces. The BAT team involved in the attack is suspected to have regular Pakistan Army troops including their SSG commandos who work closely with terrorist organisations’.
BAT team always involved in the attack is suspected to have regular Pakistan Army troops including their SSG commandos who work with terrorist organisations and terrorists or mercenaries. It took place under the supervision of the 32 POK Brigade of 12 Infantry Division of the Pakistani Army. 32 POK brigade is in Kel Sector. Pakistani Sharda BN area supported SSG and terrorists of Pakistan and launch pad is suspected to be Lashdat.
The last encounter comes days after a solider was martyred in an overnight exchange of fire in Kupwara. The soldier, identified as Jawan Naik (Gnr) Dilwar Khan succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday morning. The Indian Army had launched an anti-terrorist operation in the Lolab area of Kupwara a few days ago following information about possible terrorist movements.
Suspicious movements were noticed on Tuesday and the suspects were challenged by troops. In response, the terrorists opened fire, leading to a gunbattle. ‘In the fire-fight one terrorist has been eliminated and a NCO injured. Operation is in progress’, the Army added on the microblogging platform.
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