uri: Key terror launch commander killed in Uri infiltration bid

In a serious blow to terror infrastructure and terror sympathisers within the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, safety forces have eradicated key launch commander Bashir Ahmad Malik in an anti-infiltration operation within the Uri sector, the military mentioned on Thursday. Malik and one other terrorist have been killed Wednesday in a joint operation, codenamed Op Kali, by the military and Jammu and Kashmir Police alongside the Line of Management.

“The salient facet of this operation is the neutralization of Bashir Ahmed Malik, one of many two terrorists killed. He was an necessary cog within the Pakistan-enabled crossborder terrorism Jammu and Kashmir. He was an necessary terrorist launch commander for terror tanzeems (organisations) from Leepa within the North to the areas in PoJ&Okay, reverse Rajouri within the South,” a military official mentioned.

The official mentioned Malik, who was energetic for the previous 30 years, had enabled infiltration of a variety of terrorists who precipitated the demise of many Indian residents, each safety forces personnel in addition to civilians. “His neutralisation is a serious blow dealt by us to the phobia infrastructure throughout the road of management and its sympathisers and supporters,” the official mentioned.

Repeated infiltration makes an attempt by means of the identical space within the Uri sector of Baramulla district was a show of desperation by the adversary to push extra terrorists into the Kashmir valley to spoil the prevailing peace and tranquility, he mentioned.

“We’ve a strong line of management safety grid and we’re on a excessive vigil. The Indian Military is nicely ready to defeat any such infiltrations makes an attempt and we won’t let the enemy succeed together with his devious designs,” he added. The joint operation was launched within the early hours of 15 November on particular intelligence from “personal sources and SB, Srinagar, with respect to the chance of infiltration of terrorists throughout Line of Management in Uri sector”, the officers mentioned. It was the second infiltration bid within the space with the previous couple of days. The primary bid was additionally thwarted.

“Based mostly on the intelligence personal counter intelligence and surveillance grids on this space was strengthened and personal ambush have been deployed,” the official mentioned.

He mentioned the climate throughout the operation was inclement and the world of this operation was treacherous by way of terrain.

“This operation has resulted in neutralisation of two terrorists, whose mortal stays have been recovered. Nevertheless, there could also be extra terrorist casualties who could possibly be on the opposite aspect of the Line of Management. We didn’t cross the Line of Management.

“The opposite recoveries included war-like shops encompassing two AK collection rifles, two pistols, 4 Chinese language hand grenades, ammunition together with medicines, eatables, Rupees 2630 in Pakistan forex and Pakistan Nationwide id Card,” the official added.