6 militants killed on LoC in Keran sector, Operation on: Army

Srinagar: Army on Sunday said a group of militants on Sunday sneaked into this part of Kashmir from the other side of the Line of Control in Keran sector in North Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district, sparking a gunbattle that left at least six militants dead.
The fighting began early Sunday when soldiers intercepted a group of insurgents along the highly militarized de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, said Col. Rajesh Kalia.
He said soldiers were still carrying out search operations in the remote and forested northwestern Keran sector, where the incident occurred. There was no independent confirmation.
On Thursday, at least one soldier was killed and another wounded after suspected militants attacked an Indian patrol in the same area, the army said.