Srinagar-based Army spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia on Sunday said that four men in uniform including an Army officer were killed near the Line of Control (LoC). In the ongoing operation, three terrorists have also been killed. He said that the two injured security personnel were evacuated to the Army base hospital for treatment.
Giving details to the media, Col Kalia said that from across the border from Machil sector near the LoC in Kupwara district of North Kashmir, BSF petrol noticed suspicious movement at 1 a.m. in the night.
In the shootout, a BSF soldier was killed in action while one infiltrator was also killed. He said that the Army and additional troops were rushed to the Machil sector and the movement of infiltrators was tracked with the help of surveillance devices. Police and security forces also ringed the lower areas as they said that the possibility of infiltration could not be ruled out.
The Srinagar-based army spokesman also said that searches in the Machil sector, especially near the LoC, were going on. “Contact was reestablished at 10:20 hours when a heavy fire was drawn by own search parties approximately 1.5 km from the LoC. In the ensuing firefight, two more terrorists were killed. Own troops suffered 3 KIA and two injured.”
While the anti-infiltration operation was underway in the Machil sector till late Sunday evening, officials said that the operation will continue for another day that is Monday. There have been several infiltration attempts in North Kashmir near the LoC and also in Rajouri and Poonch sectors of Jammu region, said the officials.
