Five Pakistani terrorists were killed on Friday in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) while trying to infiltrate into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Poonch district.
Official sources said that the five Pakistani militants were killed in the landmine explosion while attempting to infiltrate across the LoC in Battal sector of Poonch.
The Pakistan-based terrorists, who were allegedly attempting to penetrate Indian territory, one of whom inadvertently stepped onto a landmine, were reportedly killed in an explosion.
According to sources, "one of them stepped on a landmine, which detonated with a massive explosion and killed all the five terrorists. They were carrying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) also, and it exploded which increased the extent of damage, ".
The Indian Army has fitted the LoC area with landmines to prevent infiltration by the terrorists.
Besides night vision devices, electronic surveillance and human preparedness, the landmines are an important part of the anti-infiltration mechanism in J&K.
Usually the area close to the LoC is called 'no man's land' thereby signalling that nobody should tread on this land.
Security forces and Indian Army have kept a tight vigil along the LoC and hinterland in J&K, as very little snowfall in the current season has made all mountain routes available to terrorists across the UT.
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah recently presided over a high-level security meet on J&K.
Home Minister has reportedly asked the security forces to provide 'zero infiltration' and to have 'zero tolerance' to terrorists.
It was in the backdrop of the recently brutal murder of an ex-serviceman, Manzoor Ahmad Wagay by terrorists in Kulgam district of the Valley.
The retired soldier's wife and daughter were injured in the terrorist attack.
There had been a political storm in J&K in the aftermath of ex-serviceman's killing as the local politicians of the ruling National Conference, Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party condemned the Centre for claiming normalcy in the UT.
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