3 soldiers among 7 killed in Nowgam encounter
Four militants and three soldiers were killed in an operation in Nowgam sector in North Kashmir, the army said on Sunday.
A Srinagar-based army spokesperson said, “Total four terrorists killed. Three soldiers attained martyrdom.”
He added that four weapons and other warlike stores were recovered and sanitisation operations were on.
The operation had begun on Saturday after militants tried to infiltrate along the Line of Control (LoC).
Hindustan Times had reported that by Saturday night two soldiers and two militants were killed in the gunbattle.
“#JKOps Two terrorists attempting infiltration in Naogam Sect, Kashmir eliminated. Two soldiers martyred in ongoing op @adgpi,” Indian Army’s Northern Command tweeted on Saturday. This has come a day after defence minister Arun Jaitley met with the senior commanders and troops at a forward post along the LoC, where he reviewed the security situation.
He said that Indian Armed Forces were fully prepared to deal with the militants coming from across the Valley. “Our troops and our Army are fully ready to check any form of infiltration. Under no cost will India’s territorial sovereignty be allowed to be infringed,” Jaitley said
Earlier on Saturday morning, militants had managed to flee after security forces challenged them in Badi Behak area of Handwara. The militants managed to slip after a brief encounter. A search operation was launched in the area.