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Pakistan intruder shot dead along international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arnia, infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Rajouri | India News
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JAMMU: BSF troops early Monday killed a Pakistani intruder trying to breach the international border in Jammu’s Arnia sector, a day after the Army foiled an attempt by the Pakistani military’s Border Action Team (BAT) to push a terrorist into India and gunned him down in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Another infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists was thwarted by the Army late Sunday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district’s Bhimber Gali sector, confirmed Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand on Monday.
Later in the day, BSF personnel foiled a narco-terrorism bid by recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition — three AK rifles along with five magazines, four pistols with seven magazines, 14 rounds of AK-47, seven 9mm ball rounds — as well five packets of heroin from Chamliyal border outpost area in Jammu’s Ramgarh sector, said a BSF spokesperson.
On Monday morning, BSF troops manning the international border noticed suspicious movement near the fence from the Pakistan side of the border near Bhule Chak post, BSF sources said. “Despite several warnings, the suspect continued to venture close to the fence and tried to sneak into the Indian territory. He was subsequently shot dead,” said a source, adding: “The intruder’s body is still lying close to the border.”
Meanwhile, confirming the infiltration attempt along the LoC, Lt Col Anand said: “Around 8.30pm on January 2 (Sunday), a group of Pakistani terrorists were seen trying to infiltrate through the Bhimber Gali sector in Hamirpur area. Our troops foiled the bid and a subsequent search led to the recovery of ammunition and Pakistani currency left behind by the group.”
Official sources said soldiers posted in the forward area noticed the terrorists who were challenged with an explosion triggered on the spot. “Following this, the infiltrators returned to the other side,” said a source.
Later on Monday, BSF troops patrolling in the Chamliyal border outpost area found a white gunny bag hidden in wild grass, in which the arms and ammunition, and heroin packets were found. The bag had the markings of a Pakistan-based fertiliser company, said the spokesperson.
On New Year’s Day, an Army stake-out along the LoC spotted the terrorist in a Pathani suit and black jacket. Armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, he was trying to break into India through the anti-infiltration obstacle system across the border. Ambushes were laid along routes the intruder was likely to take and he eventually fell into one. The route he took was similar to the one taken by infiltrators “on April 4, 2020, during Operation Rangadori Bhaikh in which five terrorists were eliminated,” the Army said in a statement on Sunday.
The Army could make out that it was a BAT operation as a “search of the belongings — an AK-47, seven grenades, ammunition, ration suited for a long haul in cold weather, certificates and a photo that showed him in army uniform with the name tab — revealed a Pakistani identity card and vaccination certificates (issued by ministry of national health services regulation and coordination of Pakistan) that identified him as Mohammed Shabir Malik. The belongings also include a photo of the infiltrator in army uniform wearing the name tab of Shabbir.” This “establishes that Pakistan continues to sponsor cross-border militancy”, the Army said.
BAT comprises military regulars and mercenaries from terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). They carry out surprise attacks on Indian positions along the LoC.
Last month, BSF troops had shot dead a Pakistani woman intruder along the international border near Khuralla post in Jammu’s R S Pura sector.
On October 7 last year, BSF had foiled a bid to smuggle weapons from Pakistan into the Samba sector by recovering four pistols, eight magazines and 232 rounds of ammunition. On September 27, 2021, BSF thwarted another narco-terrorism bid in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, narcotics and fake Indian currency amounting to Rs 2,75,000.
Later in the day, BSF personnel foiled a narco-terrorism bid by recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition — three AK rifles along with five magazines, four pistols with seven magazines, 14 rounds of AK-47, seven 9mm ball rounds — as well five packets of heroin from Chamliyal border outpost area in Jammu’s Ramgarh sector, said a BSF spokesperson.
On Monday morning, BSF troops manning the international border noticed suspicious movement near the fence from the Pakistan side of the border near Bhule Chak post, BSF sources said. “Despite several warnings, the suspect continued to venture close to the fence and tried to sneak into the Indian territory. He was subsequently shot dead,” said a source, adding: “The intruder’s body is still lying close to the border.”
Meanwhile, confirming the infiltration attempt along the LoC, Lt Col Anand said: “Around 8.30pm on January 2 (Sunday), a group of Pakistani terrorists were seen trying to infiltrate through the Bhimber Gali sector in Hamirpur area. Our troops foiled the bid and a subsequent search led to the recovery of ammunition and Pakistani currency left behind by the group.”
Official sources said soldiers posted in the forward area noticed the terrorists who were challenged with an explosion triggered on the spot. “Following this, the infiltrators returned to the other side,” said a source.
Later on Monday, BSF troops patrolling in the Chamliyal border outpost area found a white gunny bag hidden in wild grass, in which the arms and ammunition, and heroin packets were found. The bag had the markings of a Pakistan-based fertiliser company, said the spokesperson.
On New Year’s Day, an Army stake-out along the LoC spotted the terrorist in a Pathani suit and black jacket. Armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, he was trying to break into India through the anti-infiltration obstacle system across the border. Ambushes were laid along routes the intruder was likely to take and he eventually fell into one. The route he took was similar to the one taken by infiltrators “on April 4, 2020, during Operation Rangadori Bhaikh in which five terrorists were eliminated,” the Army said in a statement on Sunday.
The Army could make out that it was a BAT operation as a “search of the belongings — an AK-47, seven grenades, ammunition, ration suited for a long haul in cold weather, certificates and a photo that showed him in army uniform with the name tab — revealed a Pakistani identity card and vaccination certificates (issued by ministry of national health services regulation and coordination of Pakistan) that identified him as Mohammed Shabir Malik. The belongings also include a photo of the infiltrator in army uniform wearing the name tab of Shabbir.” This “establishes that Pakistan continues to sponsor cross-border militancy”, the Army said.
BAT comprises military regulars and mercenaries from terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). They carry out surprise attacks on Indian positions along the LoC.
Last month, BSF troops had shot dead a Pakistani woman intruder along the international border near Khuralla post in Jammu’s R S Pura sector.
On October 7 last year, BSF had foiled a bid to smuggle weapons from Pakistan into the Samba sector by recovering four pistols, eight magazines and 232 rounds of ammunition. On September 27, 2021, BSF thwarted another narco-terrorism bid in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, narcotics and fake Indian currency amounting to Rs 2,75,000.
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