Two militants were killed in a fierce encounter in North Kashmir’s Kupwor district on Thursday evening, some 110 kms from here, an official said.
Official sources said army’s 7 Gadhwal launched a massive hunt to track down a militant group which was hiding in the forests of Keran from last couple of days.
Today evening, the army intensified the searches near the Son Di Gali forests adjacent to the Line of Control, the militants hiding in the area opened indiscriminate fire on the forces, sources said, adding that the fire was retaliated ensuing a fierce gunfight that lasted for an hour.
During the searches army recovered two bodies and the hunt is on to track down the remaining militants, they said.
The militant group after having completed their tenure in the valley was now trying to ex-filtrate to the Pakistan-administered Kashmir side following the directions of militant commanders based in PaK, they said.
Meanwhile, a senior defence official confirmed saying two militants have been killed and the search operation is still going on in the arera.
Official sources said army’s 7 Gadhwal launched a massive hunt to track down a militant group which was hiding in the forests of Keran from last couple of days.
Today evening, the army intensified the searches near the Son Di Gali forests adjacent to the Line of Control, the militants hiding in the area opened indiscriminate fire on the forces, sources said, adding that the fire was retaliated ensuing a fierce gunfight that lasted for an hour.
During the searches army recovered two bodies and the hunt is on to track down the remaining militants, they said.
The militant group after having completed their tenure in the valley was now trying to ex-filtrate to the Pakistan-administered Kashmir side following the directions of militant commanders based in PaK, they said.
Meanwhile, a senior defence official confirmed saying two militants have been killed and the search operation is still going on in the arera.
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