Baramulla : A major infiltration attempt and Border Action Team (BAT) strike by terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) near Tikka Post in the Uri sector of Baramulla district was foiled by alert Indian Army troops during the intervening nights of August 12 and 13. Pakistan-based terrorists tried to carry out a BAT attack on a forward post, but the alert troops retaliated, foiling their infiltration attempt. Subsequently, a large-scale cordon and search operation was launched in the area to track the infiltrators hiding under the cover of darkness.
Havaldar Ankit and Sepoy Banoth Anil Kumar sustained fatal injuries while defending their post. Meanwhile, yesterday one soldier died in the line of duty at Baramulla, the Indian Army shared on social media. The Army said: “General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS and All Ranks of Indian Army salute the supreme sacrifice of Sepoy Banoth Anil Kumar, who laid down his life in the line of duty at Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir. Indian Army offers deepest condolences and stands in solidarity with the bereaved family in this hour of grief.”
This comes amid the ongoing Operation Akhal, which commenced August 1 after security forces launched a cordon and search in a forest area at Akhal in the South Kashmir district, following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists there. Lance Naik Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh were killed as the operation entered its ninth day. More than five terrorists were also eliminated by the security forces.
The Indian security forces have successfully eliminated more than five terrorists in the operation. Operation Akhal was launched after troops neutralised the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists responsible for the massacre during Operation Mahadev near Srinagar’s Dachigam area.
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