3 Soldiers, 2 Militants Killed During Infiltration Bid in J&K

One security personnel was also left injured, and two AK-47 rifles have been recovered from the spot.

Two infiltrating militants and three soldiers were killed on Sunday in the Sunderbani sector along the LoC in J&K’s Rajouri district.

(Photo Courtesy: ANI)

Two infiltrating militants and three soldiers were killed on Sunday, 21 October, in the Sunderbani sector along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, where the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid.

One security personnel was also injured in the encounter. Two AK-47 rifles have been recovered and the operation is still underway, reported ANI.

“Army in Sunderbani sector of the LoC in Rajouri district engaged a group of heavily armed infiltrators in a fierce encounter in which two intruding terrorists were killed while three soldiers also attained martyrdom.”

Defence Ministry spokesperson, as quoted by IANS

(More details awaited. With inputs from ANI and IANS.)