Body of another militant found, Uri operation toll at 4: Army

SRINAGAR: Security forces recovered the body of another militant near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of Kashmir, taking the number of ultras killed in an anti- militancy operation to four, an Army official said today.

“We have recovered the body of another militant, which takes the number of militants killed in the operation to four,” the Army official said.

The operation was launched yesterday and it was resumed this morning following reports that more militants were hiding in the area, the official said.

He said the area of operation was expanded to ensure that no militant get away from the security forces’ cordon. (AGENCIES)