A jawan was killed and three others injured on Thursday after a fierce gunbattle broke out between security forces and militants who had sneaked into Arnia border sector while an infiltration bid was foiled along the Line of Control in Rajouri district.
The fresh bloodletting came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu region tomorrow for Assembly poll campaign.
“As per initial reports from the area, a group of militants numbering between two to four infiltrated from Arnia belt of Jammu district and resorted to firing,” a police officer told PTI, adding the security grid of Army, BSF and Police swung into action and launched a search for the militants this morning.
Army sources said the militants occupied a vacant army bunker in Pindi Khattar belt of Arnia border sector of Jammu district.
——PTI