Srinagar/July, 18: Army on Tuesday claimed to have killed a militant in cross LoC attempt in Gurez valley of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Srinagar based Defence spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia said that an infiltration bid was foiled in Gurez sector in which one militant was killed.
“Three weapons have also been recovered. Operation is in progress,” he said.
An official said that a group of six militants at around 11:30 pm tried to sneak into this side of LoC. “Army personnel of 13 Sikh regiment noticed the movement. The militants fired at them, which was retaliated to, triggering a gunfight,” he said.
He said the intermittent firing continued till 6 am in the morning. “A body of militant was recovered. Another was believed to be injured. Further search operation is going on,” he added.
