This is an archive article published on September 23, 2021

Army foils infiltration bid near LoC in J&K’s Baramulla, 3 terrorists killed

Briefing the media at the Army's Chinar Corps headquarters here, General Officer Commanding Lt General D P Pandey said there has been increased activity at the launch pads on the other side of the LoC recently.

Punjab officiating Director General of Police Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota said police had received an input that some Pakistan border operatives had concealed a huge consignment of arms and heroin, following which personnel from Counter Intelligence Amritsar were sent to the spot and a search operation was planned along with BSF authorities. (ANI/Representational)

By: PTI

1 min readSrinagarSep 23, 2021 05:49 PM IST First published on: Sep 23, 2021 at 05:49 PM IST

The Army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, killing three terrorists and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said.

“We noticed some suspicious movement in the Hathlanga area near the LoC. The infiltrators were challenged and three of them were killed,” an Army officer said.

He said a large cache of arms and ammunition, including five assault rifles, seven pistols and grenades, were recovered.

Briefing the media at the Army’s Chinar Corps headquarters here, General Officer Commanding Lt General D P Pandey said there has been increased activity at the launch pads on the other side of the LoC recently.