New Delhi: sources saying, the counter-offensive was in the final stages. The ongoing Army operation against infiltrators from Pakistan in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district entered eleventh day on Friday, with highly-placed. the latest infiltration attempt reportedly involves between 30 and 40 militants and Pak Special Forces troops, who entered the Indian Territory on September 24 and occupied an abandoned village along the Line of Control. The incident is being labelled by many as Pakistan’s attempt to do a second Kargil in the state.
The Army has been cautiously carrying out the operation since there are fears the infiltrators may have mined the area. And the army sources said, intermittent firing continued in Shala Batu village between infiltrators and 1300 Gurkha Rifles jawans. The fighting has been going on in a one square kilometre area .Till now; five Army soldiers have been injured in the operation in which 12 infiltrators are reported have been killed. However, no bodies have been recovered from the area so far and the Army believes infiltrators could have taken them back across the LoC. the Pakistani Army has refuted the claims that its special troops were involved in the infiltration. The Indian Army suspects Pakistan’s Border Action Team could be involved in the incident. Ironically, the infiltration took place just ahead of the crucial meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York on September 29, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. A defence spokesman said. Meanwhile, the Army today foiled another infiltration bid in Keran sector, killing two militants.
Bureau Report
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