Overview
- Troops detected movement at Nathua Tibba, Sunderbani on February 19 and repelled an infiltration attempt with calibrated fire, the Army said.
- Follow-up searches recovered one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, rucksacks, blankets, rations and clothing, with heavily blood-stained tracks indicating injured infiltrators.
- Forces remain on high operational alert with repositioned units and integrated ground and aerial surveillance across the sector, according to White Knight Corps.
- A joint Army–J&K Police operation in Nowshera arrested Sachin Kumar, alias Pamma, and seized Turkish and Chinese-made pistols, extended magazines and 9mm rounds, with a preliminary probe pointing to Pakistan-based handlers and a trans-border weapons network.
- Separately, officials reported a brief exchange of fire in the Nowgam sector of Kupwara with no casualties, and an IED near Baramulla was detected and safely defused.