Army foils three infiltration bids in J&K`s Naugam, Rampur; one Pakistan-based terrorist killed

Three Pakistani terrorists were killed today in a gunfight that erupted after they attacked a counter-insurgency RR camp in north Kashmir`s Kupwara district.

Srinagar: A Pakistani terrorist was gunned down by the security forces, while trying to infiltrate into the Indian territory on Thursday.

The infiltration bid was attempted in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

The forces recovered the body while they were conducting the search operation after the gunfire.

The Army today foiled three infiltration bids assisted by Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K.

While two infiltration bids were foiled in Naugam sector, one such attempt was foiled in Rampur sector.

An Army official said the infiltration attempts were assisted by Pakistani posts.

In a separate incident, three Pakistani terrorists were killed today in a gunfight that erupted after they attacked a counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) camp in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, an Army officer said.

Huge quantity of arms and ammunition and communication devices were recovered from the slain terrorists.

The infiltration bids have intensified after the Indian Army conducted successful surgical strike across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28-29.

Seven terror launch pads across the LoC were targeted by the Army in a nearly five-hour-long operation during which heliborne and ground forces were deployed.