Major infiltration bid foiled in Poonch, one infiltrator killed: Army

SRINAGAR (PTK):- Indian Army on Sunday claimed to have foiled a major infiltration bid along Loc in Poonch, and said to have killed an infiltrator along

In a statement , a defence spokesman said on the intervening night of 8/9 Apr 2023, alert troops of Indian Army on the LoC in the Poonch Sector, detected some suspicious movement of a group individuals.

The individuals were challenged by Indian Army troops on own side of LoC, close to the fence. On being intercepted, in the ensuing operations, one dead body has been seen and the other intruders ran into the forest area, he said.

Cordon of the area has been established and search operation is in progress, he added. (PTK)