Nasir Khan
Kupwara, July 27(NVI) A Pakistani intruder& an Indian soldier were killed and one soldier was injured this morning when Indian troops foiled an attack by a joint group of Pakistani commandos & terrorists, called Border Action Team (BAT) on a forward post in Kupwara sector of Kashmir.
The BAT action was attempted in Kamakari area of Macchal in Kupwara district.
Srinagar-based Defence spokesman said a group of 2-3 armed personnel, taking advantage of bad weather and poor visibility, crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and fired on a forward post of Indian Army from close proximity.
Alert troops responded vigorously and in the ensuing exchange of fire, one Pakistani intruder was killed, he said.
Identification and affiliation of this Pakistani national is being ascertained, he said.
Weapons, ammunition and war-like stores were recovered.
“During this intense fire exchange, two of our brave soldiers also suffered some grave injuries and were hence immediately evacuated to the Base Hospital at Srinagar,” the spokesman said.
“Unfortunately, one of these bravehearts has succumbed to his injuries” he said.
“The other brave is responding well to treatment and care and is presently stable,” the spokesman said.
In the past too, similar attempts by infiltrators, actively aided and abetted by Pakistani Army, have exploited thick foliage and poor visibility conditions but have always, as today, been successfully thwarted and disrupted, he said.
“Indian Army is firm in its resolve and commitment to maintain the sanctity of the Line of Control and defeat the nefarious and inimical designs of the Pakistan Army,” the spokesman asserted.
