In Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir jawans made a major attempt to smuggle weapons and drugs near the border fence near the Line of Control (LoC) Failing this, three terrorists have been arrested. , One jawan injured in exchange of fire with terrorists A jawan and one of the arrested accused were injured. Officials said that the troops deployed at the border on realizing suspicious movements tried to stop the people after which the firing started.

Arms consignment recovered in search operation

Officials told that the entire area was immediately cordoned off and Three people were arrested, one of whom is injured. A consignment of drugs and weapons has been recovered from them. An army soldier was also injured in the firing. An AK rifle, two pistols, six grenades, an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) kept in a pressure cooker and suspected heroin were seized from the arrested persons. Packets have been received.

#WATCH | J&K: Three terrorists were apprehended by Indian Army and J&K Police on the Line of Control in the Poonch Sector. One Indian Army soldier was injured in the ensuing firing and has been evacuated. IED was later diffused by Army Bomb Disposal Squad. pic.twitter.com/onuCzUQcVC

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Officials said, the arrested accused have been identified as Mohammad Farooq of Karmara village 16), Mohammad Riaz (20)) and Mohammad Zubair (07)) as Is. Mohd. Farooq has been shot in the leg. The terrorists wanted to smuggle weapons

It is believed that they were smuggled across the border, officials said. They had received a consignment of arms and drugs which they wanted to smuggle in this direction, then the soldiers took action and failed their efforts. The search operation was on till the latest reports were received.

Jammu and Kashmir Indian Army Published Date

Wed, May 31, 2023, 12: 54 PM IST