Three soldiers and a militant were on Monday killed as troops foiled an infiltration bid along the loC in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir. An Army patrol noticed suspicious movement close to the loC in Tangdhar and challenged the group of militants, an Army official said. He said a heavy exchange of fire ensued between the two sides. While one militant was killed in the gunfight, four soldiers sustained injuries in the operation, which was in progress till last reports came in, the official said. He said three jawans succumbed to injuries while the condition of the fourth was stated to be stable.
In another incident, militants shot an employee of BSNl franchisee in Kashmir’s Sopore town on Monday. Sources said that militants opened fire on three employees. They were immediately shifted to hospital where one person succumbed to injuries. Meanwhile, security forces shot ‘district commander’ of leT in an encounter in Yaripora area in Kulgam district. Police said militants fired on an Army vehicle near Kanjikula wher one jawan was hurt. Soon a search operation was launched where the search party came under fire. During the encounter a militant Ayatullah Bhat alias Khoumaini was killed.