SRINAGAR: Alert troops foiled yet another infiltration bid from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the Keran sector, killing a militant today as operation was still going on.
Two soldiers were also injured in the encounter, official sources said here this afternoon. They said troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) noticed a group of militants infiltrating into this side from PoK in snow-bound Keran sector.
However, when challenged and asked to surrender, militants opened indiscriminate firing, they said, adding troops also retaliated, ensuing a fierce gun battle. A militant was killed so far and two soldiers were injured, they said, adding the operation was still going on in the dense forest when reports last came in. (AGENCIES)
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