Three terrorists of Pakistani origin were today killed by soldiers of the Indian Army after they unsuccessfully attempted to attack a camp of the 30 Rashtriya Rifles in Kashmir’s Handwara.
“Three Pakistani terrorists were eliminated, and they were carrying huge cache of arms including three AK-47 rifles. Medical paraphernalia also recovered from them,” Col Rajiv Saharan, Commanding Officer of the 30 Rashtriya Rifles, told mediapersons.
All the three were wearing kurta-pyjama and Army’s sweater. When they tried to enter the camp, quarter guard stopped them following which the militants started firing. The exchange of fire lasted for two hours.
“The terrorists had started indiscriminate firing at around 5 am, our sentries were on high alert and retaliated instantly and gunned them down,” he added.
Col Rajiv Saharan further informed that the maps and metric sheets they (militants) used are also being analysed.
“The medicines recovered have 'made in Pakistan' markings,” he said.
The operation is still underway, he informed.
Meanwhile, the Army has today foiled three infiltration bids assisted by Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Three infiltration bids were foiled in two separate sectors on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of October 5-6," an army official said here.
He said while two infiltration bids were foiled in Naugam sector, one such attempt was foiled in Rampur sector.
