Two militants killed as army foils infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

Representational picture/PTI File

Two militants were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said.

The infiltration bid was foiled in a joint operation of the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, he said, adding the search operation is still underway.

"Operation Bahadur in Poonch Sector. A major infiltration bid was eliminated in a joint operation by Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police during the night of July 17 in Poonch Sector. Two infiltrators have been eliminated," the White Knight Corps said in a tweet.

The operation was launched on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, the security forces Monday found two improvised explosive devices in the Handwara forests in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

"Based on a specific information, Army along with Police launched a well-coordinated search and destruction operation at Wodhpura Forest in the wee hours. In the joint operation, two IEDs -- weighing approximately five kilograms and 07 kilograms -- were recovered from Wodhpura Ridge near NH 701," a police spokesman said.

Also read: Mumbai-Surat Flying Ranee phased out, replaced by upgraded LHB version

The spokesman said the team immediately cordoned off the area.

"The positive identification of IEDs was carried out by the Indian Army's highly trained explosive detection team equipped with explosive detectors army Dog," he added.

A bomb disposal team destroyed the IEDs through a controlled detonation, the spokesman said.

A thorough search operation was still underway in the forest area for the possibility of more IEDs or hiding terrorists, he added. (PTI)