Jammu, March 4 – The Indian Army opened fire on Wednesday after noticing suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials said that around 4:30 a.m. this morning, soldiers guarding the LoC observed some individuals attempting to cross the fence.
“Subsequently, the Army opened fire towards the suspected area, thwarting a possible infiltration attempt. Reinforcements have been rushed to the area, and a search operation has been initiated,” officials said.
More details are awaited.
Recently, on February 19, the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the LoC in the Sunderbani area of the Rajouri district. The Army had stated that suspicious movement of terrorists was detected, and alert troops of the White Knight Corps responded with swift and calibrated fire, successfully thwarting the infiltration attempt.
The Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir is 740 km long and is situated in the Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts of Kashmir, and in Poonch, Rajouri, and partly in the Jammu district of the Jammu division.
In addition, there is a 240-km long international border situated in the Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts of the Jammu division.
The Army guards the LoC, while the Border Security Force (BSF) guards the international border.
The Army and BSF are deployed on the border in the union territory to prevent infiltration, exfiltration, cross-border smuggling, and to stop drone activities initiated from the Pakistani side of the border.
Drones have been used in the past by terrorist outfits with the help of Pakistani forces to drop consignments of arms/ammunition, cash, and drugs for the terrorists to sustain terrorism in the union territory.
The J&K Police and the security forces carry out aggressive anti-terrorist operations in the hinterland against terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs), and sympathizers. The coordinated action is aimed at dismantling the entire support system of terrorism rather than just targeting the gun-wielding terrorists.
Drug smugglers, drug peddlers, and those involved in hawala money rackets have also been on the radar of the security forces. It is believed that funds generated through these illegal financial activities are finally used to sustain terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
