Kupwara: Following the killing of two militants in Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Army on Thursday said that they are ready to foil any attempt made from across the border “to push militants to this side.”
Addressing a press conference at Z Gali, as per the news agency Kashmir News Observer, the Army Brigadier Vinod Singh Negi said that operation in Machil sector on May 3 was conducted successfully leading to elimination of two “infiltrators”.
He said that intelligence agencies were regularly receiving inputs about possible infiltration.
“It was learnt that infiltrators will be pushed from across the border. After inputs by the police high alert was sounded on May 01,” he said.
He said that following inputs additional ambushes were deployed at possible target places and special operation group of JK police was also involved in this operation.
The Brigadier said that on May 03 an ambush spotted and killed two infiltrators.
“They were fired at and two of them were killed. Entire area was searched and war like store along with eatables with Pakistan marking were recovered.”
On Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir police took to its official Twitter handle Kashmir Zone Police and informed about the killing of two militants in a military operation in Machil sector.
“Encounter going on near Pichnad Machil area of Kupwara district. Army and Kupwara police on job. Further details shall follow,” reads the first tweet by JK police.
Another tweet said, “02 terrorists killed. Search operation still going on. Further details shall follow.”
