The Indian Army killed an intruder and apprehended two others whereas trying an infiltration bid on intervening Saturday and Sunday evening alongside the Line of Control in the Poonch district.
According to an announcement launched by the Defence Ministry, the key improvement got here after the alerted troops noticed a suspicious motion of a bunch of three folks near the Line of Control making an attempt to cross the borderline.
“On 08 April 2023 at approx 2215 hours, own alert troops deployed on the Line of Control in the Poonch Sector observed a suspicious movement of a group (three individuals) close to the Line of Control and at around midnight the group, crossed the Line of Control and started infiltrating on to own side”, learn the assertion.
Later, the ministry mentioned that the troops noticed the motion of the suspected militants and later challenged them at round 2 am after they approached the fence.
“Own alert troops kept the movement of the infiltrating group under continuous observation and approximately at 0200 hours as the group approached the fence, the alert Indian Army troops deployed on the fence challenged the infiltrators”, added the assertion.
One shot lifeless
The intruders began to run away, and have been engaged by fireplace, in which one intruder was shot lifeless, whereas the opposite two managed to run into the jungle making the most of the thick foliage and rocky outcrop. The space was instantly cordoned to stop their escape throughout the Line of Control, mentioned the armed forces.
Subsequently, a search operation was launched at first gentle whereby the lifeless physique of 1 intruder was recovered on the encounter web site.
Further, it mentioned because the search progressed in the jungle, an intruder was apprehended alive in a wounded situation. In the following search, the third intruder was additionally apprehended alive. During the operation, the armed forces mentioned it recovered three luggage with fourteen packets of Narcotics weighing approx 17 kgs, Pakistan forex, some paperwork, and eatables.
Intruders belong to POJK
During preliminary questioning the 2 intruders who’ve been apprehended alive, claimed that they have been residents of Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) and belong to Maidan Mohalla, village Chanjal.
(*2*) as per the assertion.
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