Four terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, died on Monday after a landmine exploded during an infiltration bid in J&K's Poonch district. Officials said the group tried to cross the Line of Control in the KG Sector. Security forces got an alert and stepped up surveillance to prevent further breaches.

A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was among four terrorists killed on Monday after a landmine exploded as they attempted to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The incident took place in the KG Sector of the LoC. The four terrorists were identified as Muhammad Ishtiaq, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Asim and top LeT commander Muhammad Faizan. They were residents of Mandla, Madarpur, Tehsil Hajira, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said. Following the explosion, security forces sounded an alert across the sector and stepped up surveillance along the LoC to assess the situation and prevent any potential security breach.