Pakistani Terrorist Killed On LoC In Kashmir During Infiltration Attempt: Army

Srinagar, March 15: A Pakistani terrorist was killed during an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri in Baramulla district of the Kashmir valley, the Indian Army said on Sunday.

Warlike stores, including an AK rifle, pistols and a large quantity of ammunition, were recovered from the eliminated terrorist, it said.

The Army said Jammu and Kashmir police had provided specific intelligence input about the infiltration attempt in Buchhar are in the Uri sector of the LoC.

“A joint operation was launched by Army and Police in the intervening night of 14-15 Mar 26 in Buchhar, Uri sector. Alert troops spotted suspicious movement of a terrorist in the thicket,” the Army said in a statement shared on X.

“The ambush was readjusted and the terrorist was challenged, resulting in the terrorist opening indiscriminate fire. In the contact, a Pak terrorist was eliminated,” it said.

On March 10, one terrorist was killed while trying to cross the LoC in the Nowshera sector in Rajouri district of J&K. The 740 km-long LoC in Jammu and Kashmir is stretched from Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara districts of the Valley to Poonch, Rajouri and partly in Jammu district of Jammu division.

In addition to the LoC, J&K has a 240 km-long international border situated in Samba, Kathua and Jammu districts where the Border Security Force (BSF) is deployed. The Army and the BSF are deployed to prevent infiltration, exfiltration, drug smuggling and drone activity initiated from the Pakistani side.