Two heavily armed terrorists were reportedly killed by the alert troops of the Indian Army while they were attempting to infiltrate inside the Indian territory in the Balakote sector of Poonch on Monday.
The Indian troops could not recover the dead bodies of the slain terrorists as they managed to rush back by crossing the line of control taking advantage of the inclement weather and undulating terrain in the forward area.
According to a Jammu-based Defence PRO Lt-Col Suneel Bartwal, "based on credible inputs received from multiple intelligence agencies about the presence of infiltrators close to the line of control the jawans of the Indian army were kept in a state of high alert and multiple ambushes were laid to prevent any infiltration by the group of terrorists".
Defence PRO said, "on August 21, the movement of two terrorists was detected by the alert troops in the Hamirpur area of the Balakote sector in Poonch.
The terrorists taking advantage of the inclement weather conditions attempted to sneak inside the Indian territory.
Responding swiftly, the alert troops challenged them leading to an exchange of fire".
Lt-Col Suneel Bartwal in a written statement said, "One of the terrorists injured in the firing was seen falling down near the line of control
Additional troops were then moved into the area and search operations commenced in the afternoon after the improvement of weather conditions and visibility.
The search of the area led to the recovery of an AK 47 rifle with two magazines, 30 rounds, two grenades and Pak-origin medicines".
During the search blood trails leading towards LC were also detected.