Army on Saturday said that it foiled a Border Action Team (BAT) attempt by killing at least seven militants near Line of Control at Keran in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Talking to Greater Kashmir, Army’s Srinagar based spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that “in the last 36 hours number of attempts to disrupt the peace and to target the AmarnathYatra were made in Kashmir. A BAT attempt was made on one of the forward posts in Keran sector. It was foiled by alert troops resulting in the killing of five to seven regulars/militants,” he said.
The defence spokesman said that four Jaish-e-Muhammadmilitants were also killed in the hinterland in various encounters (on Fridayand Saturday). He said that “therecovery of cache of arms, sniper riffle, IED and a mine with Pakistanimarkings clearly indicates complicity of Pakistan in militant activities.Security forces will continue to respond to all nefarious activities along theLoC and the hinterland,” he said.
Defence sources said that at least seven bodies were spottedat Keran and “it was a BAT action.” “Efforts are being made to retrieve thebodies,” they added.
On Friday, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagarbased Chinar 15 Corps, Lieutenant General KJS Dhilon had stated that infiltrationattempts were on the rise on all traditional and non-traditional routes aswell. He had also stated that launch pads were full of militants across the LoCand they (militants) are waiting to sneak in.