The army today said that after receiving a tip-off about the possible infiltration attempts in Machil and Tanghdhar sectors in Kupwara district, three terrorists were killed in twin successful operations while as one terrorist is believed to have suffered injuries.
Army officer Brig H K Dhinkar while addressing media at Kupwara said that Army acted swiftly on the lead provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
“We laid ambushes on all infiltration routes. We came to contact with terrorists in Machil first and during the operation, another contact was established at Tanghdar sector.
Three terrorists were killed in twin operations while as one terrorist is believed to have suffered injuries,” he said and congratulated the security forces including police and BSF for successful operations amid inclement weather
