1 soldier killed, operations still on
Our Correspondent /
Indian Army today foiled two infiltration bids from across the border in Kashmir killing some of the terrorists while losing a jawan. Infiltration bid foiled barely two days after the terror attack in Uri. The attempts to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri and Nowgam sectors came even as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired at Indian positions in Uri sector.
An army spokesman said in Srinagar, operations are in progress at both the places. The spokesman refused to comment on the number of terrorists killed in the ongoing operations so far. He, however, said, one soldier was killed in the operation in Nowgam sector.
Army sources in Delhi which had initially put the number of terrorists killed at 10 later clarified that the extent of casualties can be ascertained only after the retrieval of the bodies from the dense jungles. The sources said, a group of 15 terrorists had attempted to infiltrate into Indian territory through the LoC.
Official sources said, troops noticed a group of terrorists sneaking into Indian side from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. When challenged and asked to surrender, the ultras opened fire with automatic weapons and the troops also retaliated in response.
Sources said, in the second encounter at Handwara in Nowgam sector, security forces and state police launched a joint operation after receiving specific information about the presence of the ultras. However, when the security forces were moving towards particular area, terrorists opened fire with automatic weapons. A security jawan was injured during the act who later succumbed to his injuries.