Indian Army eliminates 4 foreign terrorists in Surankote of Poonch District : 6 terrorists eliminated in 36 hours in Poonch

Had they not been killed, they would have carried out major terror incidents: Local Commander.

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, JULY 18 :–Within thirty hours Indian Army in joint operations with the Special Operation Group (SOG) of District Poonch police have eliminated six foreign terrorists (one was seen falling in Poonch River) under the areas of operations of Sarla Battalion ( infiltration bid foiled in Krishna Ghati sector on Monda) and 6 Sector RR (in Surankot Tehsil) in Poonch district.
Within a week Indian Army foiled a second major infiltration bid by the Pakistan- sponsored terror groups and killed one terrorist (another was seen falling in the river) in the midnight operation in the Chakan-da-Bagh area of the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district.
On Tuesday in another well executed operation jointly conducted by the Indian Army & SOG of Poonch police, four foreign terrorists were eliminated in a forest near village Sindarah of Surankote tehsil.
The elimination of these four Foreign Terrorists has once again demonstrated the resolve of the Indian Security apparatus, particularly the Indian Army in maintaining stability, prosperity & progress in the region.
It is pertinent to mention here that after 10 soldiers attained martyrdom at Bhata-Dhurian (Mendhar in April) and in a forest in Kandi (Rajouri in May), Indian Army launched Operation Trinetra against terror networks & against terrorists.
As part of Operation Trinetra, the Army on Sunday received inputs about the movement of a group of terrorists in the Sindhara-Bacianwali-Maidana general area.
The entire area was cordoned off by the Security Forces & on Monday specific intelligence inputs were received about the presence of a group near village Sindhara near Surankot town.
After taking every security measure, SFs launched a search for the hiding terrorists and in the morning hours on Tuesday, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on the approaching troops.
During the ensuing firefight and effective retaliation, the terrorists were pinned down in the area and Special Forces were also inducted to deny any escape to the hiding terrorists.
“The terrorists in order to break the cordon made every attempt to take advantages of difficult terrain, forest foliage, inclement weather, & kept fire on to troops. But in a well-coordinated manner, troops displayed superior tactical acumen in retaliating to the terrorist’s fire in a controlled manner while pinning them down in the given area, and all the four were eliminated,” said the local Army Commander.
During a thorough search of the forest in the morning, troops recovered the bodies of the slain terrorists along with 4 AK Rifles (Chinese making) with 8 magazines & 196 rounds; two Pakistani 9 mm pistols with 3 magazines & 24 rounds, eatable items, medicines etc.
“The presence, of such heavily armed terrorists in the hinterland is indicative of attempts to destabilise the region, and if not neutralised in time, these terrorists could have carried out major terrorist-initiated incidents, in the coming days,” said the local Commander.
He also appreciated cooperation between all the intelligence agencies, especially the police, with the Indian Army, & also thanked the people for their support in this endeavour.
Four terror attacks since 1 January 2023–in which 9 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed at Dhangri, Bhata-Dhurian, and Kandi forest and spearheading infiltration bids-clearly indicate that Pakistan is trying its best to revive terrorism and disturb peace in the Rajouri-Poonch border districts of Jammu province.