Srinagar, December 31: Indian Army on Monday said it foiled a major intrusion attempt by Border Action Team (BAT) to strike a forward post along LoC in Naugam Sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The intruders were backed by heavy covering fire of high calibre weapons from Pakistani posts and attempted to move by exploiting thick jungles close to LoC, informed Indian Army.

Adding more, the Army stated that the intruders were wearing combat dresses like regulars Pakistani armed forces and carrying stores with Pakistani markings. Among the intruders, some of them were dressed in BSF and old pattern of Indian Army dresses. With these arrangements, it is estimated that the intruders were intended to carry out a gruesome attack on the Indian Army. Jammu and Kashmir: 4 Militants Killed in Pulwama Encounter.

The army further informed that they would ask Pakistan to take back the mortal remains of deceased, as they provided full covering fire support to these intruders.

According to Army, it conducted prolonged search operations in thick jungles and difficult terrain conditions to ascertain the situation. Due to this, the elimination of two likely Pakistani soldiers has been confirmed, and Army recovered a large cache of warlike stores.

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