24/09/2021
SRINAGAR, Sep 23: The Army foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district on Thursday, killing three terrorists and recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition, officials said here.
"We noticed some suspicious movement in the Hathlanga area near the LoC. The infiltrators were challenged and three of them were killed," an army officer said.
He said a large cache of arms and ammunition ,including five assault rifles, seven pistols and grenades, was recovered.
Briefing the media at the Army's Chinar Corps headquarters here, Lieutenant General D P Pandey said there has been increased activity at the terrorist launchpads on the other side of the LoC recently.
"While there was no infiltration since the beginning of the year, there has been a lot of activity at the launchpads, which cannot happen without the knowledge of Pakistan Army commanders," he said.
Lt Gen. Pandey said this was evident from the infiltration bid that was eliminated on Thurs...