Another militant has been killed in an ongoing gun battle between security forces and the ultras near the loC in Uri Sector of north Kashmir, taking the death toll in the failed infiltration bid to three which includes an Army jawan.
“Body of one more militant was recovered today from the site of the encounter near the line of Control (loC),” a senior Army officer told the media here. Besides, he said, three AK-47 and three rucksacks have been recovered from the site of the operation.
A fierce gun battle broke out in Boniyar area of Uri sector on Friday after the Army launched an operation following inputs about the presence of three to four militants in the area.
As the Army zeroed in on the hiding militants, they fired upon the forces and in the ensuing gun battle, one militant and an Army jawan were killed on Friday. The operation is still in progress, the officer said.
Defence sources said the encounter is going on in Torna pocket near Boniyar in the Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The infiltrators were intercepted during the night intervening July 2 and 3.
“Contact was again established with the terrorists hidden in the forested area in the morning hours today (Saturday), resulting in elimination of one more terrorist”, Defence spokesman lt Col NN Joshi said.
This is the fifth infiltration bid in north Kashmir area during this year but the maiden attempt through Uri sector, once known as gateway of insurgency.
Eight militants and three soldiers have been killed in three encounters in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district. The first infiltration of this year was detected and foiled in Tutmar Gali area on May 25.
last year on December 5, six militants, eight Army men including a Major and three policemen were killed after a fierce gunfight broke out when suicide attackers barged into an Army camp in Uri area. The authorities said that the suicide attack was aimed at sabotaging the assembly elections in the area.