Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists attempting to infiltrate into the country were killed in a gunfight with security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, people familiar with the matter said.“Five LeT terrorists killed. Their identification is being ascertained. The search operation is in progress. Further details shall follow,” said additional director general of police (ADGP), Vijay Kumar, in a post by the Kashmir Zone Police handle on X, formerly Twitter.
The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said the infiltration bid was foiled in a joint operation by the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh, who visited the border areas, said the operation was yet to conclude and the details of the operation will be shared later. But he underlined that the area across the LoC was “notorious” and home to 16 locations from where terrorists were dispatched to infiltrate into India.