Indian Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu's Akhnoor: 'Terrorists seen dragging one body'

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ALSO READ: Indian Army averts major 3-cylinder IED attack on Srinagar-Kupwara Highway "Suspected move of four terrorists seen through own surveillance devices on the night of 22/23 Dec 23. Effective fire brought down. Terrorists are seen dragging one body back across the IB," the White Knight Corps said.

According to PTI, one terrorist was killed as army troops guarding the International Border (IB) foiled an infiltration attempt early Saturday. ALSO READ: Withdraw military personnel, Maldives formally requests India A defence spokesman shared a clip recorded on a surveillance device. The clip reportedly showed four terrorists making an attempt to cross over into India from across the border under the cover of darkness.

"Bloodstains confirmed the killing of a terrorist whose body was, however, dragged back by his associates to the Pakistan side," the officials were quoted by PTI as saying. ALSO READ: Year-ender 2023: 10 women who created history in Indian Army, Air Force and Navy this year The incident was reported days after Army vehicles were ambushed by heavily armed terrorists. Four Army personnel were killed and three others sustained injuries in the forest area of Dera ki Gali in the Rajouri district on Thursday.

"At around 3.45 pm on December 21, two Army vehicles carrying troops were moving to the operational site, which was fired upon by the terrorist. The fire was immediately retaliated upon by our troops," an Army official was quoted by ANI as saying. Indian Army troops immediately retaliated after being attacked by terrorists, they said.