NEW DELHI: Army troops on Tuesday thwarted an inflitration bid in the Battal sector of the Jammu and Kashmir. One Army jawan has sustained injuries during the encounter with terrorists.
The operation was currently under way.
“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 0300h. During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart has been injured.Operations are continuing,” White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
This comes a day after A soldier and a civilian were injured as security forces foiled twin terror attacks on an Army post and the house of a Village Defence Group (VDG) in Rajouri.
The officials said the terrorists first opened fire on the house of the VDG member in the Gundha area of Khawas tehsil. As the security personnel returned fire, the terrorists lobbed grenades.
The operation was currently under way.
“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 0300h. During the exchange of heavy fire, one braveheart has been injured.Operations are continuing,” White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
This comes a day after A soldier and a civilian were injured as security forces foiled twin terror attacks on an Army post and the house of a Village Defence Group (VDG) in Rajouri.
The officials said the terrorists first opened fire on the house of the VDG member in the Gundha area of Khawas tehsil. As the security personnel returned fire, the terrorists lobbed grenades.