Lagatar24 Desk
Srinagar, April 9: Army troops engaged a group of terrorists in a gunfight on Sunday after they made an attempt to sneak into this side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.
According to the sources, the infiltration attempt was thwarted in the Shahpur area when army personnel defending the LoC noticed terrorists moving around and confronted them early in the morning.
They said that after a long period of silence, a firefight broke out between the two sides. According to the officials, the entire region has been blocked off and a big search is underway.
“A major infiltration bid foiled by Indian Army in Poonch Sector (J&K). On the intervening night of 8-9 Apr, alert troops of Indian Army detected some suspicious movement of a group of individuals. The individuals were challenged by Indian Army troops on own side of LoC, close to the fence. On being intercepted, in the ensuing operations, one dead body has been seen & the other intruders ran into the forest area. Cordon of the area has been established and search operation is in progress,” said PRO Defence Jammu.
