Infiltration bid in Rajouri, BSF guns down militant

Tribune News Service

Jammu, February 21

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration attempt and gunned down a militant in the Keri area of Rajouri sector last night.

Giving details, BSF PRO said a group of three to four militants tried to infiltrate into the Indian side in the Keri area of Rajouri sector.

“The BSF sentries immediately alerted nearby duty points and also simultaneously kept the movement and the entire area under close observation. As the Militants approached the LC fence, one of them tried to negotiate it,” he said.

“However, the alert BSF troops of the 163 battalion brought down effective fire on them. On realising that they had been spotted, the militants opened fire with automatic weapons and hurled UBGL grenades on the BSF troops deployed on the duty points along the fence. The BSF troops retaliated with aimed fire, as a result one of the militants was neutralised at the fence itself,” the PRO added.

He said due to the effective firing by the BSF troops, the other three militants were unable to move further and retreated back towards the PoK taking advantage of the darkness as well as undulating ground. “As they were escaping, it could be observed that one of the slain or injured militants was also being dragged along. After that, the area was kept under close and intense surveillance throughout the night.”

The BSF conducted a search operation in the morning and recovered one AK-56 rifle, 16 AK magazines, 267 AK live ammunition, 89 AK series EFC, one radio set, a pair of binocular, five grenades, three wire cutter, four backpacks, two IEDs, one AK magazine fitted with IED, one knife, 48 pencil cells, two chargers, four walking sticks, liquid material bottles for fire burning, five pairs of hand gloves, raincoat, jacket, bed sheet and survival items like dry fruits and juices.

Pakistan had been desperately trying to push militants into the Indian side of the LoC and infiltration attempts are being made by militants to cross over at regular intervals.