Srinagar: Thirteen days since the operation in Keran started, the gunfight between the Army and the terrorists is still on. The Army is battling 30 to 40 terrorists who had infiltrated in the Keran sector.
This even as Army Chief General Bikram Singh said the Keran intrusion is in no way comparable to Kargil and described it as an infiltration attempt. "There is no Kargil-like situation in Keran sector of Kashmir. No village has been occupied by terrorists. We will get them out soon. It is a matter of time," General Bikram Singh had said.
There have been several infiltration bids that have been taking place along the Line of Control.
The Army had on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid in close vicinity to the ongoing Keran operation after a 2-hour gunbattle with the terrorists. Four terrorists had been killed in the incident and six AK 47 rifles, 4 pistols and other warlike ammunitions were recovered from the terrorists.
An infiltration bid was also foiled in Gujjardur area near Shallabattu in Jammu. Two infiltrators had been killed in the incident.
Another ceasefire violation on international border in Hiranagar area of Samba sector had also taken place on Thursday where the Pakistan rangers targeted the Pahadpur post of BSF. The BSF fired in retaliation and foiled the infiltration bid.
In Poonch too, the Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts at around 6:30 pm on Thursday. Indian troops guarding the border retaliated with the same calibre weaponry, which had resulted in a 20 minute gunbattle.
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