A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed because the Indian Military foiled an infiltration bid from throughout the Line of Management (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Keri Battalion space close to Akhnoor throughout the early hours of Saturday.
In a publish on X, the Military’s 16 Corps recognized the deceased as Kuldeep Chand. “He laid down his life whereas gallantly main a #CounterInfiltration operation… We stand in solidarity with the bereaved household on this hour of grief,” it mentioned.
Official sources confirmed that an infiltration bid was foiled, saying that the JCO, as per preliminary stories, was “critically injured”.
#GOC #WhiteKnightCorps and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of #Braveheart Sub Kuldeep Chand of 9 PUNJAB. He laid down his life whereas gallantly main a #CounterInfiltration operation alongside the #LineofControl within the #Keri–#Battal space of #Sunderbani on the evening of 11 Apr… pic.twitter.com/y6MmMcfTN9
— White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) April 12, 2025
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The infiltration bid got here solely two days after India and Pakistan had a brigade commander-level flag assembly at Chakkan Da Bagh assembly level alongside the LoC in Poonch Thursday and mentioned measures to keep up the sanctity of the LoC and preserve peace between the 2 sides.
This was the second assembly between the 2 sides this yr. They final met in the identical place on February 21 and agreed to keep up a ceasefire settlement reached between the 2 sides on February 25, 2021.
Nonetheless, the Pakistani Military violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing after a mine explosion alongside the LoC within the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district on April 1. The Indian troops responded successfully in a “managed and calibrated method”, and the “state of affairs is beneath management and being intently monitored”, the Military’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) had mentioned.
Previous to it, an Indian Military soldier was injured in firing alongside the LoC within the sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s border Rajouri district on March 12. Sources mentioned the injured soldier was deployed at a ahead publish within the Kalsiyan space of Nowshera. The identical morning, an explosion additionally occurred alongside the LoC, however no casualties had been reported, sources added.
Because the starting of this yr, there have been a number of cross-border infiltration makes an attempt. On February 11, two Indian troopers, together with Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi, had been killed in an explosion of an improvised explosive machine (IED), reportedly planted by militants alongside the LoC within the Akhnoor sector. Days earlier than that, there had been incidents of sniping of Indian troopers from throughout the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts.
2 extra militants killed in operation in Kishtwar
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Two extra militants had been killed Saturday morning within the Chatroo space of the Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir as safety forces and police continued their operation for the fourth consecutive day.
With this, the variety of militants killed has risen to 3 as one militant was shot useless Friday within the dense forests lined beneath the blanket of two to 3 toes of snow.
“Within the ongoing operations at #Chhatru, Kishtwar, regardless of dangerous and inclement climate, two extra Pakistani terrorists have been eradicated,” the Military mentioned in a social media publish on X.
“A big amount of conflict like shops together with One AK and One M4 rifle have been recovered. Operations are in progress,” it added.
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Although the id of the slain militants is but to be ascertained, sources mentioned they’re more likely to be foreigners who had been concerned in a collection of assaults on safety forces and civilians final yr.
In November final, militants within the Chatroo space killed a JCO and two village defence guards. Since then, the safety forces and the police have been on the hunt for the militants.