2 terrorists killed as army nips infiltration bid in LoC

Srinagar: The Indian Army nipped an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, killing two terrorists on Tuesday. 

The officials said that the troops had noticed suspicious movement on the LoC. "An infiltrating group of terrorists was challenged and engaged in a sustained exchange of fire. Two terrorists have been killed in this ongoing operation so far," the officials said.

Further details are awaited, the officials added.

The Army, along with the security forces, are on 24/7 vigil on the LOC and the hinterland to intervene in case of any infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in J&K before the mountain passes are closed by the heavy snowfall this winter.

Reports claim that terrorists wait at launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to infiltrate into the Indian side before the mountain passes close for the winter. Officials report that although the exact number of terrorists waiting to infiltrate is constantly changing, it could be anything around 100.

The Army, along with security forces and J&K Police, have carried out aggressive anti-terrorist operations to rid the region of its terror ecosystem by targeting terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers.

The Army guards the LoC while the Border Security Force (BSF) guards the International Border (IB).

The state has a 740 km long LoC, and an International Border which is 240 km long. The LoC is situated in Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora in the Valley, as well as parts of the Jammu district. The International Border is in Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts of the Jammu division.

Terror operators and handlers from Pakistan are using drones with payloads of arms/ammunition, drugs and cash to sustain terrorism in J&K. These payloads are picked up by terrorist OGWs, associates or sympathisers and passed on to the terrorists.

The Army and BSF attempt to tackle this menace by deploying special anti-drone equipment along the IB and the LoC.