Two infiltrators from Pakistan killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera region

The security forces foiled an infiltration attempt in Nowshera sector on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday

Two infiltrators from Pakistan were killed along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Monday night, the Indian Army said on Tuesday.

In reconnaissance by a quadcopter, two bodies of infiltrators have been observed, army spokesperson said. (File image)

“On the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt in Nowshera sector,” said Defence spokesperson, lieutenant colonel Devender Anand.

“In reconnaissance by a quadcopter, two bodies of infiltrators have been observed. The area is being scanned further,” he added.

He also said that the bodies were lying in a mine field.

Another official said that last night around 10.30pm and 11pm there was a blast in the mine field as one of the terrorists stepped over a landmine that caused the explosion. Since their bodies are lying in the mine field, retrieving them takes time, he added.

According to officials, a group of suspected terrorists tried to sneak into Pukharni village of Laam in Naushera under the cover of darkness from across the border.

Army troops, who were observing the movement of the terrorists, laid a cordon and started a search of the area on Tuesday morning.

The latest infiltration bid in Naushera sector comes close on the heels of the arrest of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guide, who also worked for an intelligence unit of the Pakistani army, in an injured condition on Sunday.

Tabarak Hussain (32), a resident of Sabzkot village of Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was arrested for the second time in the past six years while trying to infiltrate into this side from across the border.