Indian Army jawans gunned down two terrorists in the wee hours of Wednesday when the latter were trying to sneak into the Indian territory of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.
The operation in Keran sector is still on. The number of militants killed during infiltration bid in the last two months has risen to 21.
Army sources said that a group of militants tried to enter the Indian territory around 3 in the morning. But ‘ustad brigade’ of the army shot them dead.
The incident comes just a week after Pakistani soldiers killed 5 Indian jawans 400 metres inside the Indian territory in the Poonch sector on August 5.
The attack came as the two countries were moving towards resuming peace talks in September on the sidelines of United Natiions General Assembly. The talks were stalled after a series of deadly border clashes in January this year.
The Indian army said the killing of five soldiers was an act of revenge by Pakistan against the killing of 19 militants during their infiltration attempts in the preceding weeks.
There have been 57 ceasefire violations by Pakistan this year which, the army says, is almost 80% more than the last year.
Recent infiltration bids
Pakistan militants have made several infiltration bids in July and August, specially in Tangdhar, Keran and Kupwara sectors of Jammu and Kashmir.
On July 29, the army foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector along the Line of Control, killing a militant in the operation and the very next day (July 30), Indian armed forces faced two infiltration bids in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. The army foiled their attempt to barge into the Indian territory and gunned down two militants.
On August 2, 2013, the militants tried to execute a major infiltration plan at Tangdhar sector. However, Indian army jawans made them retreat after a fierce exchange of fire, killing one militant on the spot...
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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
