Indian Army kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Kupwara; Ammunition, Pakistan currency recovered

Indian Army kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Kupwara; Ammunition, Pakistan currency recovered
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The Indian Army at Nougam sector in north Kashmir killed two terrorists in an ambush by the the Line of Control (LoC) on July 11 and recovered arms and ammunition, along with Pakistani currency.
“The terrorists were trying to infiltrate by cutting an anti-infiltration fence”, said Major General Virendra Vats, GOC 19 Infantry Division, Baramullah.
“Today, our troops along LoC in the Nougam sector detected suspicious movement originating from Pakistani post in the area. Apt response was taken to eliminate two terrorists who were trying to infiltrate by cutting an anti-infiltration fence,” Major Vats said at a press conference.
“Recoveries from the dead terrorists include 2 AK assault rifles with 12 filled magazines, a pistol, magazines and some grenades. We have also recovered about 1.5 lakhs in Indian and Pakistani currency. The search operation is still underway in the area to sanitize,” he added.
On the present status of infiltration along the LoC, Major Vats said that 250-300 terrorists presently occupying the launchpads are waiting to infiltrate.
“Inputs indicate that their launchpads are fully occupied. If we have to guess, it could be anything between 250-300 terrorists presently occupying the launchpads opposite,” Major Vats said.

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