J&K, Pak gave cover fire to infiltrators: Officials

Srinagar, Agencies: The Pakistan Army gave cover fire to infiltrating terrorists and targeted quadcopters of the Indian Army during a bid to cross the Line of Control in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday that was foiled with the killing of three militants, officials said.

Addressing a press conference in north Kashmir's Uri, Brigadier PMS Dhillon said the operation at Hathlanga in the Uri sector along the LoC was launched early Saturday following specific inputs about infiltration attempts by Pakistan-based outfits.

"We had been receiving intelligence inputs that Pakistani outfits were trying to infiltrate into Uri to destabilise peace in Jammu and Kashmir. So, we strengthened our counterinfiltration and surveillance grid," he said.

The officer said the army used under-barrel grenade launchers (UBGL), multigrenade launchers (MGL), and rocket launchers to neutralise the militants.

The security forces also recovered an AK-47 and AK74 rifle, seven magazines, a five-kg IED, some ammunition, a Chinese pistol and some grenades along with Indian and Pakistani currency from the terrorists.

"We think they wanted to use the IED at some sensitive target, including minority pocket or security forces' establishment," Dhillon said.