3 militants killed in Kupwara as Army foils infiltration attempt

“Three terrorists have been eliminated in the ongoing anti-infiltration operation on the LoC in Keran sector,” the Army’s Chinar Corps said in a post on X. It also said that weapons and “other war-like stores” had been recovered and that the operation was ongoing.

According to sources, the Army on Sunday spotted a group of militants trying to sneak into the Valley in Keran sector. When Army personnel challenged the militants, they opened fire, after which the Army retaliated and killed three of them, the sources said.

The slain militants have not yet been identified.

While Keran sector had once been a route favoured by infiltrators, in recent years, the area has witnessed relative calm. Owing to the peace on the Keran border and fewer infiltration attempts, the government last year opened the border area for tourism. Over the last two years, Keran has been a hit with both local and domestic tourists.

An infiltration attempt had taken place less than a month ago in Baramulla as well. On June 22, the Army said it killed an infiltrator while a group of militants tried to enter the Valley through the Gohallan village in Baramulla’s Uri sector. In April this year, two infiltrating militants were killed in a gunfight in the same sector.