Five armed infiltrators were killed as the Indian army foiled an infiltration bid from across the line of Control (loC) in North Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday.
Defence spokesman in Srinagar said a group of armed infiltrators was detected by the counter infiltration grid as the group attempted to infiltrate into this side in the wee hours Saturday.
He said the group was challenged by the alert army personnel triggering gunfight. During the encounter, five armed militants were killed. He said the counter infiltration operation was in progress throughout the day.
Meanwhile, a massive search operation was launched in the forest areas of Tangdar sector, Keran sector, Gogaldara and Shalabhutto areas in the district.
Official sources said the searches were launched in view of the the presence of armed militants in these areas.
Sources said during the searches at Gogaldara area, 4 magazines of AK- 47, 34 rounds, 01 GPS, 01 YSMS set, 02 binacular, 01 USB cable, 01 radio booster antenna, and other eatable items were recovered.
On Thursday, the army foiled another infiltration bid in Gogaldara area along loC in Kupwara district. The infiltrator group had been pushed back while there was no report of any fatal or non fatal casualties on either side in this area.
The infiltration attempt was made a day after army chief Gen Bipin Rawat reviewed the sexurity situation along the loC and hinterland sueing his two day visit to Kashmir. The central government has announced non initiation of combat operations in the state sueing the holy month of Ramadhan.