A Pakistani intruder was killed and two extra had been arrested as Army troops foiled an try and smuggle in 17 kg of narcotics by means of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early on Sunday, a defence spokesperson mentioned.
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Officials mentioned the infiltrators, all residents of Maidan Mohalla in Chanjal village of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, had been intercepted by the troops in Shahpur sector.
Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand mentioned the troops seen suspicious motion of a gaggle of three people near the LoC round 10.15 pm on Saturday.
“Around midnight, the group crossed the LoC and began infiltrating into this aspect. The alert troops saved the motion of the infiltrating group underneath steady remark. At roughly 2 am, because the group approached the fence, the alert Army troops challenged them,” he mentioned.
The official mentioned because the intruders began to run away, they had been fired upon. One of them was shot useless whereas the opposite two managed to flee right into a jungle making the most of the thick foliage, darkness and rocky outcrop, he added.
“The space was instantly cordoned off to forestall their escape throughout the LoC and a search operation was launched at first mild whereby the physique of the slain intruder was recovered on the encounter website,” Lt Col Anand mentioned.
As the search progressed into the jungle, he mentioned, the opposite two intruders had been apprehended, together with one in an injured situation.
Three baggage with 14 packets of narcotics weighing about 17 kg, Pakistani foreign money, some paperwork and eatables have been recovered in the operation, the spokesperson mentioned.
Quoting preliminary questioning of the arrested intruders, Lt Col Anand mentioned they’ve claimed that they’re residents of Chanjal village of PoJK.
“By their fast motion, alert Army troops have thus prevented a serious infiltration bid, of a Narco terror group which had the potential of disturbing the peace in Poonch and Rajouri districts by means of its nefarious designs,” the officer mentioned.
The officers recognized the slain intruder as Sharief Kohli (45) and his arrested associates as Shakeel Choudhary (32) and Tariq Kohli (40).