An encounter between intruders and security forces took place on Saturday in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.
In this fierce encounter, five army soldiers were martyred. Five terrorists have also been killed in the encounter. This group of terrorists was trying to infiltrate across the Line of Control in Keran Sector of North Kashmir. During this, an army soldier was killed on the spot, while 4 soldiers were injured. The four soldiers were immediately evacuated and admitted to the hospital.
During the treatment, the first two soldiers were martyred. After this, two more soldiers were martyred late at night. The army had told on Sunday that there was a lot of trouble in evacuating the injured soldiers as the road is very bumpy and the roads are closed at many places due to heavy snowfall.
Officials said that the terrorists were believed to have entered Indian territory from the Shamsbury range and were hiding in a ‘Gurjar Dhok’ (temporary shelter of nomads) in the Poswal area of the sector. On Wednesday, the terrorists crossed the LoC and entered the territory of India. These terrorists managed to infiltrate the LoC by taking advantage of bad weather and fog.
Jammu&Kashmir: 2 more soldiers had lost their lives in the operation; a total of 5 Indian Army soldiers lost their lives while foiling an infiltration bid on Line of Control in the Keran operations, y'day. Indian Army has also eliminated the 5 terrorists who tried to infiltrate. https://t.co/pUlcDH6Gs3
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2020
On Wednesday afternoon, the army personnel surrounded these terrorists. During this encounter also took place between the terrorists and the security forces, but the terrorists escaped by breaking the siege, taking advantage of the mist and rain. After this, the army conducted a search operation covering the entire area.
As soon as the weather cleared on Saturday, army personnel intensified the search operation. According to the information received, the army also used drones and helicopters in this operation. On Saturday evening, when the army personnel surrounded the terrorists again, the encounter was going on.
