Five Indian troops were killed on Monday near the Line of Control or LoC in an ambush by Kashmiri militants, an Indian military spokesman said.
A junior commissioned officer or JCO and four soldiers were killed during a “search operation probably by infiltrators … The operation is ongoing,” Lieutenant-Colonel Devinder Anand said. Two militants were also killed in the ensuing gun battle, he said.
Police and soldiers cordoned off a forested area in the southern Surankote area after an intelligence report indicated the presence of militants over there, Lt-Col Devender said.
He said that the incident occurred near a mountain pass, adding that police and army presence had been reinforced in the immediate area.
No group has immediately issued any statement.
Monday’s fighting comes amid a sweeping crackdown by government forces in the Indian occupied Kashmir following a spate of targeted killings in Srinagar last week.
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