Srinagar: A Pakistani terrorist belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was captured alive and another was gunned down during an anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. .
Three Indian soldiers were injured in the anti-infiltration operation.
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Major General Virendra Vats, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 19 Infantry Division, said that the operation was launched on September 18 after the Army noticed suspicious activity along the LoC.
“The four terrorists, who were on the other side, went back to PoK taking advantage of the dense foliage. The remaining two entered,” Major General Vats told reporters at a briefing in Baramulla district.
“One intruder was killed in an encounter on the morning of 26th, while the other pleaded for his life. As is the ethos of the Indian Army, after taking due precautions, he was taken into custody alive,” he said, PTI reported.
The captured Pakistani terrorist has identified himself as 19-year-old Ali Babar Para, a resident of Okara district of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Major General Vats said that he accepted to be a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and was trained in Muzaffarabad.
He said that the captured Pakistani terrorist has revealed that he was trained for three weeks at Ghadiwala, Muzaffarabad’s Khyber camp in 2019.
Major General Vats said that he had been called back this year for some important work and his handlers had told him to supply drops at Pattan.
But when we look at the recovery and modalities, it turns out that they came here for some kind of strike, which went beyond a drop in supply, he said.
Major General Vats said the infiltration attempt was made along the Salamabad drain, which was used for the 2016 suicide attack on the Uri post.
“The infiltrating squad was supported by the Pakistani side, with three porters bringing supplies to the Line of Control,” he said.
Major General Vats said that the movement of such a large number of people could not have taken place without the active complicity of Pakistan Army deployed on the other side, Major General Vats further said that the movement across the Line of Control has increased at the launch pad.
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“It shows the desperation of Pakistan that when they see peace in Kashmir, they send terrorists to disturb peace with sensational attacks,” said Major General Vats.
“In so many days, seven terrorists have been killed while one has been caught alive,” he said.
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