A major infiltration attempt was foiled along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday after an explosion killed four Pakistani terrorists, including a senior commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit.
Key Highlights
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Casualties Identified: The deceased terrorists have been confirmed as Muhammad Ishtiaq, Muhammad Faizan (a top LeT commander), Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Asim. All four were residents of the Mandla and Madarpur areas in Tehsil Hajira, Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK).
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Location of the Incident: The explosion occurred in the Satwal-Naki area within the Krishna Ghati (KG) sector—a route historically utilized by terrorist groups for border crossings.
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Mechanism: The blast was triggered by an explosive device or landmine while the group was actively attempting to sneak into Indian territory from the Pakistani side of the LoC.
High Alert and Heightened Vigilance
In response to the incident, security forces immediately sounded a high alert across the sector. Patrols and vigilance along the LoC have been significantly intensified to prevent any secondary security breaches or further infiltration attempts.
Context: The Satwal-Naki stretch remains a vulnerable infiltration corridor. In prior years, similar casualties occurred in the same vicinity when six to seven members of Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) were neutralized in a similar manner.
Additional Landmines Discovered and Neutralized
In a related development on Monday, Indian Army personnel detected two rusted landmines near the border fence in the Basoni area of the Mendhar sector.
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The devices were uncovered during routine track construction at 8:25 AM and 12:10 PM, respectively.
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Bomb disposal experts from the Indian Army safely destroyed both mines in controlled explosions.
Officials noted that forward positions along the LoC are heavily mined as part of an anti-infiltration defense system. Heavy rains in the region occasionally wash these mines away from their original positions, causing them to surface elsewhere along the terrain.
