Jammu:Army on Saturday said that the four heavily- armed terrorists who were gunned down in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu district had possibly infiltrated into India from across the International Border (IB).
“Indian Army has eliminated four heavily-armed terrorists close to Kathar village in Arnia sector in Jammu region. The terrorists had possibly infiltrated from across IB on the night of November 26/27,” said Defence PRO, Lt Col Manish Mehta.
Mehta said that after crossing the IB, the terrorists had changed into military fatigues and the civilian clothes worn by them earlier were recovered from near a culvert which lies about 1.5-km inside Indian territory.
The terrorists were challenged by Indian troops at about 0800 hours on November 27, he said, adding that quick reaction teams immediately set up an initial cordon even as additional troops were rushed to deal with the situation.
In the ensuing firefight, three terrorists were killed and a tight cordon was maintained in the area on the night of November 27.(PTI)
