Three armed Pakistani militants were killed as the Army foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on June 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said, movement of the militants was first spotted on the intervening night of May 28 and 29 as one out of six militants trying to infiltrate from Kabootar Gala village in Kalal area in Nowshera sector stepped over an Anti-Personnel Mine (APM) leading to an explosion in the area. Since then the troops engaged the militants along LoC resulting into an exchange of fire. However, as the firing from the militants’ side stopped, the security personnel conducted searches and recovered three bodies of militants lying on the LoC. Large quantity of arms, ammunition, explosives and eatables were also lying near bodies of the militants. Recoveries included two AK rifles with 13 filled magazines, a US-made M-16A2 rifle with six filled magazines, a 9-MM Chinese pistol, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) with six grenades, five hand grenades and two knives.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan army resorted to heavy shelling violating the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) along the LoC in Mankote sector in Poonch District on June 1, prompting a befitting reply from the Indian side, reports Daily Excelsior. The Pakistani troopers carried out attacks on forward posts with guided missiles, they added.