Encounter underway with infiltrating terrorists along LoC in Uri sector: Army

Srinagar, Jun 22: An encounter between security forces and terrorists is underway along the LoC in the Bajrang area of north Kashmir’s Uri sector and alert has been sounded in the region, officials on Saturday said.
Army Spokesman said that Operation Bajrang is underway along the LoC in Uri sector. Earlier based on specific intelligence inputs, an anti-infiltration operation was launched in the Uri Sector. Contact was established with infiltrating terrorists and Operations are in progress, he added.
They said the hiding terrorists opened fire on the security personnel, who retaliated, thereby triggering a gunfight.
Another official said that during the wee hours, the movement of 2-3 terrorists was detected and an operation was immediately launched. During firefight two terrorists are believed to be killed, whose dead bodies have not been recovered so far.
“The extensive search of the area is being carried out and further details if any will be shared accordingly. This is the 2nd possible infiltration bid from Pakistan on the LoC in Kashmir this year so far. During the winter season when the snow sets in, infiltration attempts go down and pick up once the snow starts to melt and passes open up,” he added.
On June 19, two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed while two security personnel were injured in an encounter that broke out in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla district. On 17 June, a local terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in AragamBandipora.
In April this year, two unidentified terrorists were killed in joint operation of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army after forces foiled a major infiltration in the SaburaNala area of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.