Two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) terrorists were gunned down while one of their local associates was caught alive by the joint team of security forces during an encounter in Dugran, Poshana area along the Mughal road in Poonch on Sunday.
This is the first such incident along the picturesque Mughal road,covered with a thick blanket of snow, where an encounter took place while the terrorists were moving towards Kashmir valley.
Confirming the same, the twitter handle of Inspector General of Jammu and Kashmir police, Jammu range said,
“The two Pakistani terrorists of LeT outfit who were gunned down at Poshana area in Poonch have been identified as Sajid and Bilal . Two AK 47 Rifles , one UBGL and one Thuraya Satphone have been recovered from their possession”.
Earlier, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh in a statement said that a group of terrorists had recently infiltrated from Pakistan and had been trapped in a gunfight near Mughal Road in Poonch district.
The first contact was established with the terrorists Sunday afternoon during a cordon and search operation launched in the area after the suspicious movement of a heavily armed group of terrorists was recorded in the area.
DGP said the newly infiltrated group of terrorists were on their way to Shopian via the Mughal road when they were intercepted by the security forces and given an opportunity to surrender.
Singh said it was another attempt by Pakistan to send in Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists to Kashmir to disturb the ongoing democratic process and show its desperation with the huge participation of the Jammu and Kashmir people in the ongoing elections.