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Pakistani terrorist killed in Indian Army's operation to foil infiltration bid in J&K's Uri
Pakistani terrorist killed in Indian Army's operation to foil infiltration bid in J&K's Uri
A Pakistani terrorist was gunned down in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, even as the army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control.
A joint operation was launched on the intervening night of March 14 and March 15 based on a specific intelligence input provided by the J&K Police regarding an infiltration attempt, the army said in a statement.
“Alert troops spotted suspicious movement of a terrorist in the thicket. The ambush was readjusted and the terrorist was challenged resulting in terrorist opening indiscriminate fire,” it added. The operation took place in Buchhar in Uri sector.
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The army further said that “warlike stores including an AK rifle, pistols and large quantity of ammunition” were recovered during the joint operation. According to the army's last communication, the operation was still underway as of Sunday morning.
This comes a day after the Amritsar Rural Police arrested two individuals and recovered a significant cache of weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and three Glock pistols. During initial questioning, the arrested accused reportedly revealed that the weapons and ammunition were sent via Pakistan by a foreign handler to target police personnel, ANI news agency reported.
Police teams conducted a targeted operation in Muhawa village under the jurisdiction of Gharinda Police Station acting on instructions from DIG (Border Range) Sandeep Goyal and SSP Amritsar Rural Suhail Mir.
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Earlier this week, security forces had busted a terrorist hideout in a remote forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the hideout, PTI news agency reported citing officials.
The search operation was conducted by troops of the Rashtriya Rifles in the Chamrer forest area of Thanamandi on Wednesday evening, officials said. Some eatables and clothes were also recovered from the hideout. No one was arrested in connection with the incident.
