Army said that as the troops challenged the infiltrators, they opened fire which was retaliated by the soldiers leading to a gunfight in which two militants were killed. (Representational/File photo)
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Two militants were killed in a gunfight after the army foiled an infiltration attempt in Uri sector in north Kashmir Sunday. This comes a day after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in a deadly attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
The military operation is going on as the soldiers are searching for other possible infiltrators. On Tuesday, 25 tourists and a local pony wallah were killed in a terror attack in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam tourist resort.
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“Heavy exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists, two terrorists have been eliminated, infiltration bid foiled by the security forces in the ongoing Operation. Large quantity of weapons, ammunition and other war-like stores have been recovered from the terrorists,” army’s Valley-based Chinar Corp said in a post on X.
The operation began early Wednesday morning after the Army spotted a group of militants trying to infiltrate into the Valley through a stream in Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. Army said that as the troops challenged the infiltrators, they opened fire which was retaliated by the soldiers leading to a gunfight in which two militants were killed.
“On 23 Apr 2025, approximately 2-3 UI (unidentified) terrorists tried to infiltrate through general area Sarjeevan at Uri Nala, Baramulla, the alert troops on LC (Line of Control) challenged and intercepted them resulting in a firefight,” army said. “(The operation is in progress”.
Bashaarat Masood is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, especially the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for two decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express after completing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, conflict and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his stories on the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More