Two terrorists killed in Poonch as security forces foil infiltration bid

Srinagar: Security forces killed two heavily armed terrorists who attempted to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Friday.

The infiltration attempt was detected on Thursday night in the Khari Karmara area, prompting a swift response from alert troops. 

“Terrorist movement was detected last night at the Line of Control in Poonch sector. Alert troops swiftly engaged the infiltrating terrorists, triggering an intense and heavy firefight,” the Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X.

The army confirmed that the operation continued overnight, leading to the “neutralization of two terrorists.” A search operation is underway, and security forces have recovered “a number of weapons and war-like stores,” officials added.