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SRINAGAR: A soldier and a terrorist were killed in a fire exchange triggered during an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district that was successfully foiled by the Army early Friday.
On noticing suspicious movement, soldiers manning the LoC challenged the intruders. In the ensuing gunfight, one infiltrator was shot dead and an Army trooper, identified as Jasvir Singh of 6 JAK Rifles, received bullet injuries. He was shifted to the hospital in a critical condition and later succumbed, said officials.
During a subsequent search of the area, soldiers recovered an unidentified infiltrator’s body along with an AK-47 rifle, four pistols, three AK-47 magazines, three pistol magazines, five hand grenades and ammunition.
Earlier on May 20, alert troops had foiled a similar infiltration bid along the LoC in Tangdhar sector and killed one terrorist.
On noticing suspicious movement, soldiers manning the LoC challenged the intruders. In the ensuing gunfight, one infiltrator was shot dead and an Army trooper, identified as Jasvir Singh of 6 JAK Rifles, received bullet injuries. He was shifted to the hospital in a critical condition and later succumbed, said officials.
During a subsequent search of the area, soldiers recovered an unidentified infiltrator’s body along with an AK-47 rifle, four pistols, three AK-47 magazines, three pistol magazines, five hand grenades and ammunition.
Earlier on May 20, alert troops had foiled a similar infiltration bid along the LoC in Tangdhar sector and killed one terrorist.
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