Jawan killed as Army foils infiltration attempt

A militant was killed and a soldier lost his life as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt at the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Tanghdar sector on Tuesday night.

Army officials said a group of militants tried to sneak into the Valley through Keran sector, but were intercepted by the troops and a militant was killed. "The infiltrators were challenged by the alert jawans of the Army, the militants under the cover of darkness fired on the jawans resulting in the death of an Army soldier,'' Defence spokesman Lt Col J S Brar told The Indian Express.

Brar said one unidentified infiltrator was killed and another sustained injuries in the firing. "The injured militant along with other accomplices managed to escape into Pakistan Occupied Kashmir," he said.

On Monday, Army had foiled an infiltration bid in Uri's Kamalkote sector. The militants and the Army jawans managing the posts on the LoC exchanged firing for an hour.

Following the fresh infiltration attempts, Army is maintaining extra vigil at the Line of Control.

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