Srinagar: The Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Naugam sector in Kupwara district. In the ensuing heavy exchange of fire two of the infiltrating terrorists were neutralised but the sad part of it was that two of the soldiers were also martyred.
The operation is still on as four to five more terrorists are believed to be hiding in the forest which has been cordoned off by the security forces, said an official.
Confirming the development, Army spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said the forces engaged a group of infiltrators near the Line of Control and gunned down two terrorists and added that two soldiers were also martyred in the ensuing gun battle.
The Army is on a high alert at the LoC as more and more terrorists are waiting infiltrate with the melting of snow in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, a constable of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday fled with four service rifles and ammunition in the state’s Badgam district, police said.
The constable identified as Syed Naveed Mushtaq fled with four self-loading rifles (SLRs) – his own and of three of his colleagues – and ammunition from a Food Corporation of India warehouse where he was posted in Badgam.
“A manhunt has been launched to nab the constable,” police said.
The police said that Mushtaq, who hails from Shopian district, had joined police in 2002.