One militant killed as Army foils infiltration bid in J-K’s Baramulla

One militant was killed in an infiltration bid foiled by the army in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

At least one militant was killed in an infiltration bid foiled by the army in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Indian army soldiers patrol near Nowgam sector, near the de facto border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Indian controlled Kashmir. (AP File Photo)

One AK-47 was also recovered. Search operation is currently underway.

On Wednesday, a soldier was killed in firing by the Pakistan Army in Machhal Sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

In retaliation to the firing, the Indian forces carried out fire assault with heavy weapons on many Pakistani posts.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate and unprovoked firing on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera Sector.

In the ensuing shelling, a non-commissioned officer Naik Prem Singh was killed and Naik Harindra Kumar Yadav was admitted to a hospital with grievous injuries where he later succumbed to them.

Singh, 26 , hailed from Shahar in Barmer district of Rajasthan and is survived by his wife .

Yadav, 30 , is survived by his wife and three children. He hailed from Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.