Wipe out terrorism, LG Sinha tells forces at security meet

Puts out a 34-second video on social media platforms

- Ravi Krishnan Khajuria

JAMMU: Jaish-e-Mohammad offshoot People's Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) claimed responsibility for the improvised explosive device (IED) attack along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector that killed two armymen, including a captain.

In a 34-second undated video clip put out on social media, the PAFF claimed it had carried out the attack. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. On Tuesday, Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh Singh Manhas were killed and another soldier injured after an IED suspected to have been planted by Pakistani terrorists went off.

Cache of arms recovered

The army on Thursday recovered explosives and allied material along the LoC in Poonch district, said people familiar with the development.

"After Wednesday's incident of cross-border firing along the LoC in Tarkundi area of Poonch, the army conducted a search operation in forward areas along the LoC and made the recoveries," said officials. The recoveries made by troops of Gambhir Battalion included an anti-tank mine, four activated anti-personnel mines, splinter material, a shovel, rope and other materials, they added. The army, however, did not issue an official statement till the filing of this report.

The officials said intelligence agencies have alerted security forces about the presence of nearly 100 terrorists in launchpads across the LoC.