3 Heavily Armed Pak Terrorists with Drugs Nabbed in Encounter in Poonch; Jawan Injured

New Delhi: Three Pakistani terrorists were nabbed alive by the Indian Army while they were trying to infiltrate into Kashmir through the Line of Control (LOC) with ample amounts of arms, ammunition, and drugs in the Poonch district during the wee hours on Wednesday. They were apprehended following an exchange of fire, in which a soldier and a terrorist were injured.

The items seized from the arrested Pakistani terrorists included a 10 kg IED with embossed Urdu markings, an AK 56 rifle, six Chinese grenades, two pistols with 70 bullets, and 20 packets of narcotics.

Giving details about the operation, defense spokesman Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said, “In a joint operation by the Indian Army and the J&K Police, likely 3-4 terrorists were intercepted on Line of Control in Poonch sector while attempting to cross the fence on the night of 30/ 31 May, taking the advantage of bad weather and heavy rains.”

“After tracking the movement at about 01:30 am, a well-sited Indian Army ambush on challenging them was fired upon and in the retaliatory firefight some terrorists have been hit. The area is cordoned and a search operation is in progress. Blood trails have been found. Three terrorists with some weapons, war-like stores including one IED and Narco have been apprehended. One Indian Army soldier was injured in the ensuing firing and has been evacuated. Search operations are in progress,” he added.