Srinagar, Apr 09: The Army on Sunday killed one terrorist and arrestedj two others along the Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur area of Poonch sector. Around 14 packets of Narcotics weighing approximately 17 kgs, Pakistan currency, some documents, and eatables were recovered from their possession, officials said.
Defense Public Relation Officer Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand told Rising Kashmir that foreign intruder was killed on Sunday early morning after the Army foiled a major infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.
Briefing about the details, he said on 08 April 2023 at approx 10:15 hours, troops deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch Sector observed a suspicious movement of a group (three individuals) close to the border.
“At around midnight the group crossed the LoC and started infiltrating this side. Troops kept the movement of the infiltrating group under continuous observation,” he said.
Lt. Col Devender said at approximately 0200 hours as the group approached the fence, the alert Army troops deployed on the fence challenged the infiltrators.
“The intruders started to run away, were engaged by fire, in which one intruder was shot dead, while the other two managed to run into the jungle taking advantage of the thick foliage and rocky outcrop. The area was immediately cordoned to prevent their escape across the LoC”, he said.
The Défense spokesman said that a search operation was launched at first light wherein the dead body of one intruder was recovered at the encounter site.
“As the search progressed in the jungle, one intruder was apprehended alive in wounded condition. In the subsequent search the third intruder was also apprehended alive. In the search operation so far three bags with fourteen packets of Narcotics weighing approx 17 kgs, Pakistan currency, some documents, and eatables have been recovered,” he said.
Lt Col Devender said during preliminary questioning the two intruders who have been apprehended alive, have claimed that they (all three) are residents of Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) and belong to Maidan Mohalla, village Chanjal.
“By their quick action, alert Indian Army troops have thus prevented a major infiltration bid, of a Narco terror group which had the potential of disturbing the peace in Poonch& Rajouri Districts through its nefarious designs,” he said.
The Defense spokesman said the Indian Army continues to remain alert on the Line of Control and is fully prepared to thwart any such attempts in the future too.
On March, 24, one foreign infiltrator was killed as the Army foiled a major infiltration bid along the LoC in Jabdi area of Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s Kupwara.
On March 12, Army recovered two kilograms of narcotics, two pistols and an improvised explosive device (IED) from Jhangar, Naushera sector of Rajouri district.
On March 03, Security forces recovered seven kilograms of heroin, over Rs 2 crore cash and a pistol from the house of a notorious drug peddler along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch.
