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Indian Army and BSF Arrest Pakistani Guide, Foil JeM Infiltration in Rajouri

Interrogation aims to reveal Pakistan Army’s direction of the operation to strengthen border defences before the Amarnath Yatra begins

The Pakistani national, identified as 22-year-old Mohammad Arib Ahmed, was caught in a forward area in the Bhimber Gali sector.
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Overview

  • Alert troops acting on specific intelligence inputs thwarted a major JeM infiltration bid in the Gambhir/Keri sector of Rajouri on June 29
  • Twenty-two-year-old Mohammad Arib Ahmed, a Pakistani national, was captured as a guide facilitating the militants under Pakistan Army orders
  • Four heavily armed JeM operatives were injured during the operation and retreated across the Line of Control, with casualty figures still under verification
  • Follow-up searches recovered warlike stores including a mobile phone, Pakistani currency and ammunition items
  • Ahmed is being questioned by a joint Army-BSF team to extract actionable intelligence and enhance the counter-infiltration grid ahead of the annual pilgrimage