Rajouri/Jammu: Two closely armed terrorists have been killed in a gunfight as alert Military troops thwarted an infiltration bid alongside the Line of Management (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officers mentioned on Monday.
The gunfight broke out late Sunday evening within the Laam sector of Nowshera after the troops picked up the motion of a gaggle of terrorists attempting to infiltrate from throughout the border, they mentioned.
In a put up on X, the Military’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps mentioned that primarily based on inputs from intelligence companies and police relating to a possible infiltration bid, an anti-infiltration operation was launched on the intervening evening of September 8 and 9 within the common space of Laam.
“Two terrorists have been neutralised and a big amount of war-like shops together with two AK-47s and one pistol (have) up to now (been) recovered. Search operation is in progress,” it mentioned.
The officers mentioned the Military troops illuminated the realm and saved it beneath strict surveillance all through the evening following the encounter and the search operation was launched at first mild.
The search operation was nonetheless on when the final reviews have been acquired, they mentioned. (PTI)