Poonch: At least two terrorists were gunned down by security forces after an encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday. The gunfight began after forces foiled an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) this morning. According to initial reports, the terrorists were affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit.
Earlier this morning, the Army’s White Knight Corps said that it had observed the suspicious movement of two persons in the Poonch sector. “Suspected movement of two individuals was observed by own troops along the fence in the general area of Poonch Sector. Gunfire exchanged. Operation under progress,” it said on X.
Police officials later confirmed that the terrorists who tried to infiltrate into India were neutralised during a gunfight with security forces.
The Poonch encounter comes two days after three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 innocent lives, were killed in an encounter near Srinagar.
