No let up in infiltration from POK, 4 killed by troops near LoC

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Srinagar, July 17 (UNI) Troops foiled a major infiltration bid when they gunned down four heavily armed militants in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir this morning.

A defence ministry spokesman told UNI that troops of 23 Rajput, guarding the Line of Control (LoC ) at Bandi, Rampur in Uri sector, noticed a group of militants sneaking into this side from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) under the cover of darkness.

He said when challenged and asked to surrender, they fired indiscriminately. Troops retaliated and in the fierce encounter four militants were killed.

Over 60 infiltrators were killed while 100 others surrendered along with their families after they sneaked into this side in Jammu and Kashmir during the past six months.

The spokesman said troops guarding the LoC are already on high alert as there are reports about the presence of large number of militants in the launching pads near the border.

He said besides foot and night patrolling along the five-km border belt, troops have plugged all routes to foil any infiltration bid by the militants.

A senior Army officer also said recently about 1500 militants, mostly from Pakistan, PoK and other countries are waiting across the border to cross over to this side before the higher reaches experience snowfall.

He said the infiltration from across the border has registered an increase this year as compared to last year.

More than 60 militants were gunned down near the border after they entered from PoK.

As many as 100 others surrendered alongwith their family members after their return from PoK.

The Kashmiri militants, who had crossed over to POK for receiving arms training, are eager to return back and live a peaceful and honourable life, a militant who surrendered at Uri recently said.

UNI

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