The security forces on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) at Uri in Baramulla.
In a post on X, the Army said that based on a specific input, a joint operation was launched along the LoC on Saturday. "In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 21 Oct 23, an infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along #LoC in #Uri sector, Baramulla. Contact was established with infiltrating terrorists & firefight ensued. 06xPistols and 04xHand Grenades recovered. Operations in progress," Army tweeted.
The valley has witnessed a rise in infiltration in recent times. Most attempts have been foiled by the Army and the infiltrating militants were killed. On September 16, three militants were killed near the LoC at Hathlanga, Uri in Baramulla. During the search operation, the security forces came under fire triggering an encounter in which one unidentified militant was killed initially. Later two militants were killed in the firefight between the security forces.
Since September 17, six incidents of infiltration have been foiled by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Two incidents occurred in Reasi’s Chassana area and the Narla area of Rajouri and the rest in north Kashmir’s Uri, Baramulla and Kupwara. The militants have also changed tactics and resorted to more deadly attacks along areas close to the Pir Panjal, including south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Anantnag districts.
On September 13, two army officers, a Colonel and a Major, a soldier and a DSP of police were killed in a fierce encounter at Gadole forest, Kokernag in Anantnag. The Army and J&K police surrounded the forest and killed the two militants involved in the attacks after seven days, the longest operation in Kashmir in a decade.
