Infiltration bid foiled at LoC, 2 terrorists killed

Two unidentified infiltrators were killed after security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday.

The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said on Friday, based on a specific intelligence input about an infiltration attempt, a joint operation named “Operation Pimple” was launched in the Keran sector of Kupwara.

The Army said “alert troops spotted suspicious activity” and challenged the adversary, prompting the infiltrators to open indiscriminate fire. “Contact was established and terrorists trapped,” the Army said and later confirmed that two terrorists had been neutralised in the ongoing operation.

Army sources said the two slain terrorists had not been identified yet and a combing operation is still underway. “Search of the area is still in progress,” an official said.

Today’s infiltration bid comes as high-altitude passes are set to close due to heavy snowfall. Every winter, security forces say, militants increase infiltration attempts as heavy snowfall in the coming months makes movement difficult.

Last month, another infiltration attempt was foiled in Kupwara district. On October 14, the Army said two infiltrators were killed in the Machil sector.