Two militants trying to infiltrate J&K killed after LoC encounter

Quoting intelligence inputs, the defence PRO said that the two militants who managed to return to the Pakistan side of the border later succumbed to their injuries.

Two militants were killed while trying to infiltrate the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote area of Poonch district, the Army said on Monday.

Sharing details of the incident, Defence PRO Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said “Intelligence Inputs received from multiple agencies and Jammu Kashmir Police revealed the presence of terrorists waiting to cross the LoC from opposite own Balakote Sector. Based on these inputs own surveillance grid was placed on heightened alert and multiple ambushes were sited at suitable location.”

On Monday morning, according to the Army, two militants were detected by alert troops trying to cross the LoC, taking advantage of inclement weather, dense fog , thick foliage and undulating ground in Hamirpur area of Balakote Sector. As the militants approached ambush sites of the Army troops, they were challenged and then engaged with effective fire, the defence PRO said. This forced the militants to flee, but one of them fell down on the ground near the Line of Control, he added.

Additional troops were then moved into the area and search operations commenced in the afternoon after weather conditions and visibility improved. The area-wide search led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle with two magazines, 30 rounds, two grenades and medicines of Pakistan-origin. Blood trails leading towards LoC were also detected.

Quoting intelligence inputs, the defence PRO said that the two militants who managed to return to the Pakistan side of the border later succumbed to their injuries.