A heavily armed Pakistani terrorist, who attempted to breach the line of control along with a group of other terrorists, in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri was neutralised by the alert troops early Wednesday morning.
This is one of the first infiltration bids reported in the area after the agreement was reached between India and Pakistan to adhere to the ceasefire agreement along the LoC and the International border on February 25, 2021
According to Defence PRO, Lt-Col Devender Anand, “In the early hours of 07 Jul 2021, a group of Pakistani terrorists made an attempt to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Nowshera Sector of Rajouri”.
“Alert Army troops thwarted the infiltration bid by suitably employing an integrated surveillance grid alongwith domination by fire, and engaging the terrorists in a fierce firefight in which one terrorist was neutralised and his body has been recovered”.
Defence PRO said, “war-like stores including an AK 47 rifle, four magazines of AK 47 with ammunition and two hand grenades have been recovered from the terrorist”.