Srinagar June 7 (IANS) At least three militants were killed as troops foiled an infiltration attempt in Jammu and Kashmir s Kupwara district on Wednesday a defence official said.
Three militants were killed during an ongoing operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Kupwara said defence spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia.
Earlier a police officer here said that the operation ensued after personnel of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles searching the Sardari Nad forests near the LoC on information about presence of militants there came under gunfire.
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Infiltration bid foiled, three militants killed: Army (Lead)
