Indian Army Guns Down Four Terrorists And Crushes Their Infiltration Bid In J&K

The Army on Saturday killed four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, thus foiling yet another infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC), in the Rampur sector.

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Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the early hours, an army official told PTI. He added that a firefight broke out between the infiltrators and the Army.

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¡°The operation is ongoing in the area. The infiltration attempt has been foiled,¡± an army source told IANS news agency.

Rampur sector is adjacent to the Uri sector where the Army on Friday foiled an attack by Pakistan¡¯s Border Action Team (BAT) and killed two intruders.

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There are also reports that at least three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists are trapped Pulwama district's Tral area, where an encounter is still on.

According to some reports one of the terrorists is Sabzar Ahmed a top commander of Hizbul.

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Infiltration attempts have increased in the past few weeks, no thanks to the onset of summer, which has led to snow-blocked mountain passes opening up making them easier to traverse, the Army said recently.

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"With the mercury rising and snow-melting in the valley, the chances of infiltration increase from the Pakistani side. The Army is all geared up to counter such threats," said Major General Ashok Narula earlier in the week.