Tag: Kupwara district

  • Four infiltrators killed in Machhal sector of Jammu and Kashmir

    Four infiltrators killed in Machhal sector of Jammu and Kashmir

    Srinagar (IANS) | An infiltration bid was foiled and four infiltrators were killed in a joint operation by police and army in Machhal sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Giving this information on Friday, the army said that the operation is going on. In a joint operation launched by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, four terrorists were neutralized by alert troops along the LoC in Machhal sector of Kupwara, foiling an infiltration bid, the army said. Weapons etc. were recovered from them.

    In less than a month, the second infiltration attempt has been foiled. On June 16, five foreign terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Jamagund area of the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

    –IANS

  • Five foreign terrorists killed in encounter on LoC in Kashmir

    Five foreign terrorists killed in encounter on LoC in Kashmir

    Srinagar (IANS) | Five foreign terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter along the Line of Control in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials gave this information on Friday. Five foreign terrorists were killed in the encounter, tweeted J&K Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar. Search is on in Jumagund area. Police said the encounter started after joint parties of army and police received information about the presence of terrorists in the area.

    –IANS