Army foils infiltration attempt in Jammu Kashmir; Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed

SRINAGAR: The Indian Army on Monday killed a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the general area of Degwar Terwan in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch. The incident happened on Monday morning.

“The killed terrorist has been identified on the basis of Police Records as Muneer Hussain. He was a dreaded terrorist and a Division Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen(HM)”, Lt Col Suneel Bartwal PRO(Defence) Jammu said.

According to an Army statement, Muneer Hussain was a close associate of Maulana Dawood Kashmir(TuJ) who in turn is a close associate of Syed Salauddin (HM).

The terrorists tried to cross the Line of Control before sunrise. However, the advanced thermal camera installed at the Line of Control in Poonch captured the terrorists accurately. The army acted swiftly after detecting their presence.