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Army Thwarts J&P Poonch Infiltration, Kills 2 Terrorists

News On Time Desk 07 August 2023

SRINAGA: At least two terrorists were shot dead by troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday when they thwarted an infiltration attempt from across the border, IANS news agency reported. Security forces in the Degwar area noticed some terrorists trying to enter the area under cover of darkness in the early hours of the morning and clashed with them, officials said.

One terrorist has been shot, but his body has not been recovered from the scene, they said. Lt Col Sunil Bhatwal, a defense professional in Jammu, said an army ambush team made contact with the terrorists in the Gharhi camp area around 2am.

“It was observed that two individuals were moving across the Line of Actual Control in the Degwar Terva area. In the ensuing firefight, one terrorist was seen dropping while the second moved towards Pintu Nala,” the officer said, as quoted by PTI. The whole area was cordoned off and a search operation is underway, officials said.

Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sunil Bhatwal said: "The infiltration attempt in the Poonch area has been thwarted. During a joint operation between the Indian Army and the local police in the early hours of August 6-7, two infiltrating terrorists were engaged by the joint teams of army and police,” as quoted by IANS." "One terrorist fell to the ground immediately, the second terrorist tried to run back to the line of control. He was attacked and shot, and he was seen lying near the line of control. Action Still in progress."