Army foils infiltration bid along LoC, five militants gunned down

The army foiled a major infiltration attempt by militants to cross over from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) into the Machhil sector of Jammu and Kashmir by killing five ultras in the shootout.

 “Major infiltration bid foiled in Machil Sector. Five terrorists eliminated, five weapons recovered,” an army spokesperson said, adding the gun fight was still on. The Machil gun battle is the latest in a series of such exchanges with the government hardening its stand against militants after a recent spurt in violent street protests and attacks on security forces. 

LeT militant killed: According to reports, a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Umer was killed in an overnight encounter in Pampore’s Sambora, police said on Monday. He belonged to the Abu Ismail group of the Pakistan-based outfit. “Role of Umer in different crimes committed by Abu Ismail group is being ascertained,” a police spokesperson said, adding the militant was killed in a joint operation with the army and Central Reserve Police Force.