Five militants were killed Wednesday morning in a gunfighting with Indian army on line-of-control (LoC), when they were trying to infiltrate in India-controlled Kashmir, defense officials said.
The gunfight broke out in Gurez sector, 130 km north of Srinagar, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir.
"The army has succeeded in foiling an infiltration bid along Gurez sector by killing five militants. The contact with the group was established late Tuesday night but the gunfight broke out early Wednesday morning and all the five militants were eliminated," said Indian army spokesman Lt. Col. Uma Maheshwar.
Though the firing has stopped, however the search operation is still going on in the area.
Maheshwar said that army has recovered five assault rifles from the possession of slain militants.
On Tuesday an Indian army soldier was killed after Pakistani troops allegedly fired at Indian posts in Poonch sector along LoC.
The gun fighting between militants and Indian army troopers in India-controlled Kashmir takes place intermittently.
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