Keran Encounter: Another Militant Killed, Toll Reaches 2

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Officials said their bodies were yet to be retrieved.

The encounter broke out when the security forces challenged a group of infiltrating militants on the LoC in the sector.

Officials said that troops of 6 Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police had received intelligence inputs about the movement of militants along the LoC.

“The infiltrating terrorists were challenged by the security forces triggering an encounter during which two terrorists are likely to have been killed although their bodies are still to be retrieved. The operation against the terrorists is still going on in the area,” officials said.

More details were awaited. (IANS)