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| Army's combing operation along LoC enters third day to check infiltration | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: After foiling an infiltration bid of militants along Line of Control (LoC) in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir, army on the third consecutive day on Sunday continued its combing and search operation along the LoC to flush out the hiding militants, if any.
"Army is continuing search and combing operation along LoC in Uri sector," a senior army officer said. He said additional troops have been rushed to the spot to assist the army men in coming operations. The reinforcement was rushed to the Uri sector immediately after army foiled an infiltration bid of militants in Uri sector on July 3 (Friday) and killed a militant during the initial gunfight. The official said no fresh contact has been established with the militants since yesterday when another militant was killed. "No fresh firing took place today".
Defence sources said the combing operation was launched after inputs that 3-4 militants might have infiltrated to this side during a gunfight in the sector on Friday. "So far two militants and an army man have been killed in the operation," they said adding three weapons and three backpacks were recovered from the scene of the gun battle.
An army official said due to robust counter infiltration grid in place along LoC, infiltrating militants failed to breach the security layer and were detected before they could have sneaked. "Both the militants were killed," he said adding as a precautionary measure army has launched combing and search operation along the LoC to ensure that no militant had managed to escape during the gunfight.
According to defence sources, it was the sixth infiltration bid to be foiled by army along LoC in Kashmir this year. "15 militants were killed while foiling these infiltration bids," they said. They said last year army killed 59 militants along the LoC in Kashmir. Army men and officials deployed along LoC have been put on maximum alert in view of growing threat of infiltration bids by militants following melting of snow in the upper reaches. |
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