SRINAGAR: Three terrorists and a soldier were killed on Monday in an ongoing anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, taking the total number of ultras eliminated in the operation to five. Two terrorists were killed in the operation yesterday.
“Three more terrorists have been killed today as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the LoC in Tangdhar sector (in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district),” an Army spokesman said.
He said two terrorists were killed in the encounter which began yesterday (Sunday) after alert troops noticed suspicious movement near the LoC.
“One gallant soldier has been martyred in the operation,” the spokesman said, adding the operation is in progress.
