The Indian Army on Tuesday reported that two terrorists were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) near Machil and Dudniyal in the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Search operations are ongoing in the Union Territory following the incident.
The encounter occurred after Indian Army troops, noticing suspicious movement along the LoC in the Kupwara sector on Monday evening around 7 pm, opened fire.
An Indian Army official stated, “In the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army troops witnessed some suspicious movement along the Line of Control and fired towards it in the evening, around 7 pm. Operations are continuing in the area. More details awaited.” Further details regarding the incident are yet to be released as operations continue.
This incident follows a recent exchange of fire between terrorists and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Beeranthub area under the Kandi Police Station in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
With winter approaching, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed security forces to maintain high alertness to prevent terrorists from exploiting snowfall and adverse weather conditions to infiltrate across the LoC and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. This directive was issued during a high-level security review meeting chaired by Shah in New Delhi to evaluate the ground situation in the Union Territory.
The nearly three-hour meeting was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the Union Home Secretary, the Director of the Intelligence Bureau, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir, Directors General of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and other senior officials from the Government of India, the Army, and the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
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