Army foils infiltration bid in J-K's Poonch, two terrorists killed

Army foils infiltration bid: Indin Army neutralised two terrorists planning to infiltrate across the Line of Control near Balakote village in Poonch, an official statement said on Monday.

"Intelligence inputs received from multiple intelligence agencies and J-K Police revealed the presence of terrorists waiting to cross the Line of Control. Based on these inputs own surveillance grid was placed on heightened alert and multiple ambushes were sited at suitable locations," an official statement stated.

According to the official statement, terrorists and Indian army personnel engaged in a fire, which resulted in the stoppage of two terrorists.

"In the morning of 21 Aug, two terrorists were detected by alert troops to be making attempts to cross the Line of Control onto their own side making use of inclement weather, dense fog, thick foliage and undulating ground in Hamirpur area of Balakote Sector."

"As the terrorists approached their own ambush sites, they were challenged and then engaged with effective fire. This forced the terrorists to flee from the ambush site by making use of weather and ground conditions. However effective fire resulted in one terrorist falling down on the ground near the LC."

According to the Indian Army, the two terrorists died of their injuries after fleeing back across the border.

"As per intelligence inputs the two terrorists who attempted to infiltrate were injured due to fire from own troops, but still managed to return across the Line of Control and later they succumbed to their injuries."

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