Three infiltrators have been killed in an intense gunfight with security forces along the line of Control (loC) in Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district while a residential house was damaged in shelling from across the loC in Uri sector, sources said.
Security officials said that a group of armed infiltrators was intercepted by the counter-infiltration troops along the loC in Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir on Saturday. They said that after being challenged, the infiltrators opened indiscriminate gunfire leading to a fierce encounter. In the ensuing gunfight, three infiltrators were killed.
There was no immediate report of any casualty on security forces in the incident. Sources said that search operation to senitize the area along the loC was continuing to track down any infiltrator who may have sneaked in to this side. The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained, officials said.
Militants targeted police guard at former legislative council member in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources said that militants attacked National Conference leader Showkat Ganai’s residence at Chitragam Kalan in Zainapora pocket of Shopian district. Security spources said that alert policeman guarding the office retaliated in a befitting manner and compelled the attackers to retreat. There was no report of any human loss in the shootout.
In another incident, a part of a residential house was damaged after mortar shells were fired by Pakistani troops in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said that Pakistani forces resorted to unprovoked shelling of mortars into this side of loC. They said that a mortar shell a residential structure in Tajal village near Charunda. In another incident of cross-border shelling, two civilians were injured in Karnah-Tangdhar sector. Earlier, Pakistani troops targeted at least three forward posts—Black Rock, Shararat and AnilPosts in Tangdhar sector during intervening night of August 15 and 16 though no loss of life or injuries were reported in the incident.