Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and Kashmir's Battal sector, soldier injured
One soldier was injured on Tuesday during an exchange of fire as troops foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Battal sector.
The exchange of fire happened during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, and counter operations are currently underway, the Military's White Knight Corps said in a statement on X.
The latest encounter happened in Poonch district's Battal sector.
"Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal sector at 0300h. During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart has been injured. Operations are continuing," the Military unit tweeted.
In the early hours of Monday, one soldier and a civilian were injured as security forces averted twin terror attacks on an Army post and the house of a Village Defence Group (VDG) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
Officials said that the area was cordoned off by a joint team of the Army, police, CRPF and VDGs following intermittent exchanges of fire with terrorists throughout the day.
According to sources, the Army camp was attacked by around three Pakistani terrorists and it was located near the residence of a VDG member, who was recently awarded Shaurya Chakra for his role in an anti-terror operation in the same area in 2023.
Officials said the terrorists first opened fire on the house of the VDG member in the Gundha area of Khawas tehsil, and they lobbed grenades when the security personnel responded. Around 4 am, the terrorists attacked a newly established Army post in the region, triggering a fresh exchange of fire.
The wounded soldier and the civilian have been hospitalised.
A terrorist has reportedly been killed, but the body was yet to be recovered.
On July 19, two terrorists were killed as security forces thwarted an infiltration bid at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector. Two soldiers were also injured in another encounter with terrorists in the Kastigarh area of Doda district.
The Rajouri attack on Monday was the 14th terror attack in the Jammu region. As many as 10 security personnel and nine pilgrims have been killed, and 58 injured in these attacks. Five terrorists were neutralised by the security forces.
