STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Army on Tuesday intercepted a group of terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) when they were trying to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, triggering an encounter in which four soldiers were injured.
The infiltrators were attempting to sneak in through the Macchil sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir when they were confronted by the army and the gunfight was still underway.
Alert army troops foiled an infiltration bid in Machhil sector this afternoon, an army official said here.
He said the militants have been engaged by the soldiers and exchange of firing was going on till reports last came in.
Four soldiers were injured in the ongoing operation, the official said.
Meanwhile, Suspected militants fired upon a police post in Kulgam district but there was no loss of life, police said.
At about 9.30 PM, militants fired about 10 rounds from an orchard which is adjacent to the under-construction complex of police post at Mutalhama Qoimoh in Kulgam, a police official said.
A policeman deployed there fired some rounds in the air, he said. No loss of life was reported in the incident, the official said. He said the area has been cordoned off and a search is going on.
