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1 Pak Terrorist Killed, Another Captured In J&K’s Uri As They Tried To Enter India

Mumbai: During an operation carried out in the URI sector, one terrorist was killed and another terrorist was caught as informed by Major General Virendra Vats, GOC (General Officer Commanding), 19 Infantry Division.

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The operation was being carried out for over 9 days and on Sept 25, one terrorist was encountered and the other was caught. A total of 6 terrorists were trying to infiltrate

Major Gen Vats said, “An operation was carried out over 9-days along LoC in Uri sector. It started on Sep 18, when our patrol along LoC detected infiltration movement. When encounter took place, 2 infiltrators came across the border, while 4 were on the other side.”

“After the firefight, the 4 terrorists on Pak side took advantage of dense foliage went to Pak side. The 2 terrorists sneaked to the Indian side. Additional forces were mobilised to cordon 2 terrorists infiltrated into India,” he added.

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He further went on saying, “On Sep 25, an encounter ensued, during which one terrorist neutralised, another was caught. The surrendered terrorist in custody identified himself as Ali Babar Patra, of Pak’s Punjab. He has admitted he is a member of LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) & was trained by them in Muzaffarabad.”

7 AK series weapons, 9 pistols and revolvers and more than 80 grenades and Indian & Pak currency were recovered in Uri operation and the one that took place on 18 Sep in the surrounding areas.

Major General Virendra Vats also alleged the Pakistani Army for supporting this group to cross borders.

“The movement of such a large group of people can’t take place without the complicity of the Pak army deployed on the other side. There have been movements at launch pads across LoC. In last 7 days, 7 terrorists neutralised, 1 terrorist, apprehended,” he said

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This infiltration attempt was made around the Salamabad Nala, the same area through which we have had a history of infiltration in 2016. This infiltration group was supported by the Pak side by 3 porters who had come to LoC along with supplies.

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