Pak intruder shot dead along LoC in Poonch

Soldiers have recovered IED and a huge consignment of drugs from the intruder. It is being suspected that he was involved in drug trafficking, said officials.

Srinagar: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Indian troops have recovered IED and a huge consignment of drugs from the intruder.

Soldiers posted at Mendhar LoC in Pooch detected some movement when the infiltrator was attempting to enter the Indian side by crossing the border this morning. Following which, soldiers launched a search operation in the area, said an army officer. The soldiers opened fire resulting in the death of one of the intruders, he said. Soldiers recovered IED and drugs from him, he added.

Meanwhile, a high alert has been issued on the international border and LoC in Kashmir ahead of the G20 meeting in Srinagar. The army officer said that as a huge consignment of drugs was recovered from the intruder, it is being suspected that he may be involved in drug trafficking. A massive search operation is currently underway in the area, he said.

On Monday, a Pakistani intruder was arrested by the Indian Army after he entered Tarkundi village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir the previous night. The soldiers did not recover anything significant from him and are currently questioning him.

Prior to that, on April 29, a father and his son were detained in Poonch district after they entered from PoK. It was found that they had entered the Indian side by mistake and were repatriated through Chakan Da Bagh border crossing to Pakistan.