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JK: Army foils inflitration bid in Kanachak

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Indian Army patrolling in Kanachak Border
Srinagar, Jan 25: Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Army on Sunday, Jan 25 foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Kanachak area of Jammu Kashmir. They fired 4 terrorists who tried to infiltrate at around 2.30 am.

Reports suggest that the Indian troops noticed a group of militants trying to enter Indian side. Soon heavy firing started along the border between both sides. Following the firing, militants fled back to the Pakistani side. This infiltration bid is the second one in this month. Just a fortnight ago Army had a fierce encounter with the militants holed up in Mendhar of Jammu Kashmir. The encounter which lasted 8 days claimed the lives of 4 militants and three security personal including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO).


OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)
Topics: international border, indian army, kanachak, border security force, militancy, infiltration, poonch encounter
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