6th June, 2002
Ministry Of Defence  


EXCHANGE OF FIRE IN JAMMU & KASHMIR


Indian and Pak troops exchanged Artillery and Mortar fire in Siachen Glacier on 05 Jun 2002.

Responding to Pak Artillery and Mortar fire in Dras, Kargil and Batalik Sectors, Indian troops destroyed/damaged 17 Pak bunkers.

In Poonch, Rajouri and Naushera Sectors, Indian retaliatory fire assault pounded Pak posts across LoC.

In a search operation carried out on reliable information, Army troops killed three terrorists in village Shahbad-Naugam. Two AK rifles, one pistol, a few grenades and a Radio set were recovered.

Near Village Phagla in Surankot area on 05 Jun, Security forces killed six terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba including one Deputy District Commander. Three AK rifles, one pistol, one 82mm RCL and one Radio Set were recovered.