The Army captured a Pakistani militant while killed another as it foiled an infiltration attempt in the Tangdhar sector in Kupwara in the wee hours today.
Tanveer Ahmad, alias Anas, a resident of Manshera in the PoK, was captured alive by the 12 Bihar Regiment. The 23-years-old militant told the authorities that he had undergone training in Muzaffarabad for four months between March and June this year.
An Army spokesperson said the militant remained in Lipa valley in the PoK for the last 15 days, where he was equipped with weapons and navigation material before he was taken to the LoC by a guide.
Another militant, who is likely a foreigner, was killed in the encounter. The Army later handed over the body and the arrested terrorist to the police. Two AK rifles, a large quantity of “war-like” stores, including a GPS and a Thuraya set, were seized.
The Army said the arrest of the militant clearly established Pakistan’s link to the unrest in the state. The capturing of the Pakistani militant was not common as most of them were hardened jehadis, who believed in either killing their adversaries or getting killed so that they could attain “martyrdom” and reach heaven.
The Army had achieved a similar success in April this year when they had produced a Pakistani militant, part of a 120-strong group of militants and porters, before the media. The militant had spoken about his training and how he was indoctrinated by jehadi ideologues, who told him that Muslims were tortured by the Indian Army for their religion and denied them practising Islam. Sources said the two militants were on a reconnaissance and a large group of infiltrators would follow them following their inputs.
Tanveer Ahmad, alias Anas, a resident of Manshera in the PoK, was captured alive by the 12 Bihar Regiment. The 23-years-old militant told the authorities that he had undergone training in Muzaffarabad for four months between March and June this year.
An Army spokesperson said the militant remained in Lipa valley in the PoK for the last 15 days, where he was equipped with weapons and navigation material before he was taken to the LoC by a guide.
Another militant, who is likely a foreigner, was killed in the encounter. The Army later handed over the body and the arrested terrorist to the police. Two AK rifles, a large quantity of “war-like” stores, including a GPS and a Thuraya set, were seized.
The Army said the arrest of the militant clearly established Pakistan’s link to the unrest in the state. The capturing of the Pakistani militant was not common as most of them were hardened jehadis, who believed in either killing their adversaries or getting killed so that they could attain “martyrdom” and reach heaven.
The Army had achieved a similar success in April this year when they had produced a Pakistani militant, part of a 120-strong group of militants and porters, before the media. The militant had spoken about his training and how he was indoctrinated by jehadi ideologues, who told him that Muslims were tortured by the Indian Army for their religion and denied them practising Islam. Sources said the two militants were on a reconnaissance and a large group of infiltrators would follow them following their inputs.
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