Kupwara: Nine foreign militants have been killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district alone in the ensuing month leading to the recovery of huge quantities of ammunition, war-like stores, 55 narcotics packets in two different operations of Police and Army, security officials said Tuesday.
Both the joint operations are this year’s major infiltration bids which were foiled in joint operations.
Kupwara district shares its border with neighbouring Pakistan. Over the last 2 to 3 years there have not been any encounters. Peace has prevailed in the district with youth engaging in mainstream activities and taking up different opportunities for their own good, KNO reported.
The news agency KNO further reported that the infiltration has always been a challenge in this district even during the 1990s. In recent years this district has seen narcotics as a major challenge given that it has been made as a gateway. A number of individuals were also detained for illegally acting as courier to transport drugs and narcotics.
As per the details available with the news agency KNO a total of 9 infiltrators were killed in two different joint operations of the Jammu and Kashmir police and Indian Army at the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district in the ensuing month leading to the recovery of arms, ammunition, warlike store and narcotics.
On June 16 this month five foreign terrorists were killed in a joint operation of Army and Police at Jumagand close to LoC. “The specific inputs were generated by Kupwara police about the likely infiltration and movement of the infiltrators,” reveal the details.
The details available also reveal that on 23 June four foreign terrorists were killed in a joint operation close to the LoC in forward Machil sector.
“Four infiltrators were killed in a joint operation at Kala Jungle. They were killed while trying to infiltrate into this side. Huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from them including the suspected narcotics as well,” reveal the details.
On June 17 Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said that the continuous infiltration bids are being made along the LoC in the region to keep “terrorism alive.” He also had said that this year major infiltration bids have been foiled but yes some terrorists have managed to enter into this side from Rajouri- poonch and Kupwara sectors.
Notably earlier on 03 May, two infiltrators were killed in a joint operation at Pichnad in Machil sector.
Security forces in all the aforementioned operations stated that these infiltration attempts were aimed to disrupt peace in the valley.
