J&K: Two Army jawans killed in Poonch, intruders gunned down

Two Army jawans were killed in an attack on patrolling party by Pakistan's Border Action Team along with the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir, according to an Army official.

This was the third time the Border Action Team formed specially to conduct strikes across the Line of Control has struck in Poonch this year. The attackers usually comprise members of the special forces of the Pakistan Army and some terrorists.

The deceased jawans are both from Maharashtra -- 34-year-old Jadhav Sandip Sarjerao and 24-year-old Mane Savan Balku.

Sarjerao is survived by his wife and Balku is survived by his mother Shobha.

Meanwhile, Indian Army on Thursday gunned down one armed intruder and injured another in retaliatory firing. The operations are in progress.

Earlier today, a militant was killed today as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in Keran sector of north Kashmir s Kupwara district.

A group of militants tried to sneak in from Pakistan- occupied Kashmir but the bid was foiled by the alert troops, an Army official said.

The troops challenged them, triggering a gunbattle in which one militant was killed, he said.

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