Alert troops of the Indian army foiled a major infiltration bid while one soldier succumbed to his received during a heavy exchange of fire along the line of control in the Battal sector of Krishna Ghati in the frontier district of Poonch in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Meanwhile, massive search and combing operations were going on at several locations in the neighboring district of Rajouri.
The terrorists had targeted a house of the Shaurya Chakra awardee and a nearby army post in the Gunda village of Khawas tehsil in the wee hours of Monday.
According to a spokesman of the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, “Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 3.00 a.m.
During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart was injured. Later the injured jawan suucumbed to his injuries.Operations are continuing”.
The martyred jawan has been identified as Lance Naik Subash Chander.
