Alert troops of the Indian army neutralised two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists in the fierce gunfight along the line of control in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch early Friday morning. This is the first major incident of terrorist-related violence in the last two years in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch.
According to local reports, the movement of a group of heavily armed Pakistani infiltrators was detected by the troops late Thursday evening while they (Pakistani infiltrators) were attempting to sneak inside the Indian territory taking advantage of the raging forest fires in the forward area.
The security forces in the region were already conducting massive combing and search operations based on local intelligence inputs about the suspected movement of terrorists in the upper reaches of Rajouri and Poonch.
In a post on X, the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps also confirmed the terrorist movement was detected last night at the Line of Control in the Poonch Sector.
“The terrorist movement was detected last night at the Line of Control in the Poonch sector. Alert troops swiftly engaged the infiltrating terrorists, triggering an intense and heavy firefight. The anti-terrorist operation continued through the night, leading to the neutralisation of two terrorists. The search of the area thus far has resulted in the recovery of several weapons and war-like stores”, White Knight Corps posted on X.
According to official sources, terrorist handlers operating from across the line of control were desperately trying to push more and more Pakistani infiltrators inside the Indian territory ahead of the summer months. A team of NIA personnel had also searched houses of PoK-based terrorist operatives in the Rajouri district to expose their network of Over Ground Workers, providing logistics support to these Pakistani infiltrators. The drone movement was also detected along the line of control in the Mendhar sector of Poonch in the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations. The Indian army had opened firing on the Pakistani drones after it attempted to breach the Indian air space.
