Day After Pahalgam Attack, Two Terrorists Gunned Down In Baramulla As Army Foils Fresh Infiltration From Pakistan

A time aft nan deadly panic onslaught successful Pahalgam, nan Indian Army connected Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid on nan Line of Control successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, sidesplitting 2 terrorists. 

The effort was intercepted successful nan Uri Nala area of northbound Kashmir's Baramulla, where troops engaged nan infiltrators successful a dense gunfight. “On 23 Apr 2025, astir 2-3 UI terrorists tried to infiltrate done wide area Sarjeevan astatine Uri Nala, Baramulla (in northbound Kashmir),” nan Army’s Chinar Corps said successful a station connected X.

The Army added: “Heavy speech of occurrence betwixt information forces and terrorists, 2 terrorists person been eliminated, infiltration bid foiled by nan information forces successful nan ongoing Operation. Large amount of weapons, ammunition and different war-like stores person been recovered from nan terrorists.”

Confirming nan encounter, nan Indian Army wrote, “Another unsuccessful effort to destabilise Jammu & Kashmir by sending successful terrorists from motorboat pads crossed nan Line of Control #LoC. Infiltration foiled and 2 terrorists eliminated by nan alert troops connected ground. Further operations underway.”

The infiltration bid comes conscionable hours aft 1 of nan worst civilian panic attacks successful caller years successful southbound Kashmir. On Tuesday, terrorists opened occurrence connected visitors successful Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow, sidesplitting astatine slightest 27 group and injuring respective others. Among nan dormant were 2 foreigners — from nan UAE and Nepal — and 2 section residents.

Following nan Pahalgam attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi trim short his Saudi Arabia travel and returned to India connected Wednesday morning. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rushed to Srinagar connected Tuesday nighttime to reappraisal nan business and oversee counter-terror operations. PM Modi had called nan Pahalgam onslaught a “heinous act” and vowed that nan perpetrators “will not beryllium spared.”

Published on: Apr 23, 2025 12:17 PM IST