Journalism of Courage
Premium

J-K: Four militants killed, three soldiers martyred in Naugam encounter

Two militants were killed and two soldiers had lost their lives on Saturday in the encounter.

J&K encounter, budgam encounter, kashmir militants, jammu and kashmir, india newsAt least two to three militants are believed to be holed up in the area.
Advertisement

A total of four militants were killed and three soldiers lost their lives in a fierce encounter that started along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Naugam sector of north Kashmir yesterday. “Two more terrorists were killed today while another soldier attained martyrdom,” an Army official was quoted as saying by PTI.

The gun battle ensued when alert Army jawans had foiled an infiltration attempt by the militants. “The sanitisation operation is on along the LoC,” the official said. He added that four weapons and other war-like stores were had also been recovered from the encounter site.

On Saturday, two militants were killed and as many soldiers had lost their lives in the encounter.

With inputs from PTI

From the homepage

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Tags:
  • Indian army Jammu and Kashmir
Edition
Install the Express App for
a better experience
Featured
Trending Topics
News
Multimedia
Follow Us
Tavleen Singh writes A dangerous election practice
X