Pak Army Gave Cover-Fire To 3 Terrorists Killed In Uri: Army

The Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a major infiltration bid by killing three terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri town of Baramulla district.

Brigadier PMS Dhillon, commander of the Pir Panjal Brigade, on Saturday while addressing a press conference said while bodies of two terrorists were recovered, the retrieval of the body of the third terrorist was interfered with by the firing from a Pakistani post.

"Based on specific inputs, in a joint operation launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, an infiltration bid was foiled today in Baramulla. Three terrorists tried to infiltrate and were engaged by alert troops. Two terrorists were eliminated and their bodies were recovered, the third terrorist was killed but the retrieval of the body was interfered with by the firing from a Pakistani post in the vicinity. Search operations are underway," the brigadier was quoted saying at a media conference.

According to the police officials, the operation started in the Hathlanga forward area in Uri sector of the north Kashmir district.

Meanwhile the gunfight in Anantnag continues to enter fourth day on Saturday. As per officials, two-three terrorists are still hidden in the hilly terrain of Anantnag district.

Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir, the Kashmir Zone Police took to platform X, formerly Twitter on Friday, "Rtd Police/Army officers should avoid 'Ambush Hypothesis'. It is a specific input based ops. Ops is in progress and all 2-3 trapped terrorists will be neutralised."

The Army has maintained a tight cordon-off in the area. However, according to the officials, the soldier who was reported missing on Thursday lost his life in the ongoing encounter.

An Army colonel in the Rashtriya Rifles lost his life in the ongoing gunfight in the Anantnag district. An Army major and a deputy superintendent of the Jammu and Kashmir Police also fell to enemy fire in the Kokernag area. The senior officers were identified as Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonak, and DSP Humayun Bhat.