Militants infiltration plans foiled, security forces defends the LoC

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Six militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad were killed in a gunfight in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, police said.

J&K Police Chief Shesh Paul Vaid said the slain were “suicidal members of Jaish”.

The militants were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Dulanja Uri, over 100 kms from Srinagar, when security forced intercepted a group of infiltrators during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

“In the initial gunfight, three militants were killed and the fourth one was neutralised later,” an Army officer said.

“The body of the two militants were recovered during searches.”

A massive search operation is underway in the area to see if any other militant was hiding in the area.

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Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, said the group had “come with a plan of undertaking a Fidayeen attack”.

“From the recovery of arms/ammunition and other war-like stores it appeared that the terrorists had come with a plan of undertaking a Fidayeen attack and belonged to Jaish Mohammad terrorist group,” Mir said.

Preliminary reports suggest it was a major bid to fan out militants into north Kashmir.  Director General of Police, J&K, S.P Vaid said, “The incident took place at Duljana Uri. Search is on for the sixth body,” he said.

DGP Vaid said the group belonged to Jaish-e-Muhammad. “The suicidal group was jointly killed in an operation by the police, army and CRPF,” he said.

This is the first infiltration bid that has been foiled this year by the Army. Last year, the government sources said, over 100 militants had managed to sneak into the Valley, while over 60 were killed along the LoC.