Infiltration bid foiled, 2 militants killed in J&K’s Uri sector: Army

“Taking advantage of bad weather marked by incessant rainfall and poor visibility, a group of armed terrorists attempted to infiltrate across the LoC. At around 3 pm, the group was intercepted by alert troops resulting in heavy exchange of fire. Intense firing continued till last light resulting in the two terrorists being eliminated.”

The Army added the other members of the infiltrating group took the bodies of the slain militants as they withdrew to the enemy side of the LoC.

“On 22 October, a thorough search of the incident site was conducted leading to the identification of tell-tale signs and the recovery of heavy war like stores including two AK series rifles, six pistols, four Chinese grenades, blankets and two blood stained bags containing Pakistani and Indian currency notes, Pakistani medicines and eatables,” the statement said.

“As per our own assessment, the recovery of two blood stained bags confirm that at least two terrorists were grievously injured, forcing them to shed their load and flee across the LoC. Due to inclement weather, the search operation is suspended and will resume once the weather clears up. Operation under progress.”