Four terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil sector

Srinagar: Four terrorists were gunned down when the Army foiled an infiltration bid in Machil sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

The operation ensued after personnel of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles started an operation in Sardari Nad forests near the LoC on information about presence of militants there.

The incident took place late night yesterday when troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) noticed a group of militants trying to infiltrate into the Valley from across the border in Machil sector under the cover of darkness, the Army official said.

"Hiding militants opened fire at the surrounding troops triggering a gunfight in which one militant has been killed," said a police officer, adding that the operation was still on in the densely forested area.

This is the third infiltration bid foiled by the Army in north Kashmir in the past fortnight.

On May 26, two Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) members who tried to infiltrate into Uri sector to carry out an attack on the soldiers were killed.

Six more militants were killed in the same sector next day when they attempted to sneak into the valley from across the border.