Jammu & Kashmir

Two militants killed along LoC in Poonch: Army

Armed forces personnel stands deployed near Line of Control in JK. [FPK Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Poonch: Indian Army on Monday claimed to have killed two militants after they allegedly attempted to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector area.

A defence spokesperson in Jammu, Lt Col Suneel Bartwal said that the army launched “Operation Bahadur” in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday after an attempt was made by infiltrators on the LoC in the Poonch sector area.

The operation, the spokesperson said, was launched by the Indian army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police.

“In this Operation Bahadur, two infiltrators have been eliminated,” he said, adding that the search operations are in progress.

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