‘Cornered militants opened fire’: How Operation Pimple stopped infiltration bid in Kashmir

They said that as the operation was launched, the forces observed suspicious movement in the area and challenged the infiltrating militants. “On being cornered, the militants opened indiscriminate fire and tried to break the security cordon,” an official said.

“On 07 Nov 2025, based on specific intelligence input from agencies, regarding an infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched in the Keran sector of Kupwara. Alert troops spotted suspicious activity and challenged which resulted in terrorists opening indiscriminate fire. Contact established and terrorists trapped,” Army’s valley-based 15 Corps posted on X.

While the infiltrating militants were trapped and a tight cordon was established to prevent their escape, the operation was resumed at dawn.

“Two terrorists have been neutralised by the security forces in the ongoing operation. The search of the area is in progress,” the Army said.

The Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been maintaining that militants at launchpads across the border are ready to infiltrate into the valley before the onset of winter.

Infiltration attempts by militants traditionally increase during October and November as they try to sneak into the valley before the snow closes the mountain passes and makes any movement across the Line of Control (LoC) difficult.

Bashaarat Masood is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, especially the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for two decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express after completing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, conflict and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his stories on the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More

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