Agencies
Srinagar, Sept 8: Seven militants were killed on Wednesday in a gun battle between security forces and infiltrators near the Line of Control (LOC) in Gurez Sector of Bandipora district in north Kashmir, defence officials said here.
"Seven militants have been killed in a fresh exchange of firing during an ongoing operation in Baktoor area of Gurez Sector, Srinagar-based defence spokesman Lt Colonel J S Brar said.
The spokesman said more details of the encounter will be available when the operation concludes as the gun battle is still on.
With today’s killings, the death toll in the four-day operation has gone up to 12.
Four militants and an army trooper were killed on September 6.
Army had launched an operation Sunday in Baktoor area, around 140kms from here, following information about a group of militants trying to infiltrate from Pakistan administered Kashmir.
The troopers had asked the militants to surrender but the latter opened firing, resulting in injuries to two troopers one of whom Havaldar, Jung Bahadur Thapa, later succumbed.
