Three terrorists were shot dead while trying to infiltrate in Rampur sector of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, the military said. an outsized amount of weapons including five AK assault rifles and 70 grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
This was the second infiltration attempt within the last four days.
Earlier, an outsized group of infiltrators were detected in Uri sector, following which the military launched a four-day search operation.
The army said a gaggle of 5 infiltrating terrorists were intercepted by troops this morning. During the exchange of fireplace, three terrorists were shot dead while two others managed to escape back.
Our troops had already laid an ambush today. We saw five terrorists coming. after they were challenged, terrorists fired indiscriminately. In retaliation, three terrorists were killed. Two other terrorists who were at a distance fled across the road of Control,” said Colonel Manish Punj.
A defence spokesman said there has been a spurt in infiltration within the recent past. “The present infiltration bid comes close on the heels of comparable attempt in Uri sector some days ago,” the spokesman said.
