Srinagar, March 15: Army on Sunday said troops foiled an infiltration attempt in the Uri sector of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, killing a Pakistani terrorist during an overnight operation.

It was the first infiltration attempt along the Line of Control this year in Kashmir.
In a post on X, Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps said based on a specific intelligence input provided by J&K police regarding an infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched on intervening night of March 14-15 in Gen area Buchhar, Uri sector.
“The troops spotted suspicious movement of a terrorist in the thicket. The ambush was readjusted and the terrorist was challenged resulting in the terrorist opening indiscriminate fire,” it said.
The army said in the ensuing firefight, a Pakistani terrorist was killed.
“The warlike stores including an AK rifle, pistols and large quantity of ammunition have been recovered,” army said.