Infiltration bid foiled near LoC, 1 militant killed

This is the third infiltration bid foiled in the Naugam sector in the past six days

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Aug 01 2016 | 1:21 PM IST
One militant was killed today as army foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir, in third such incident within a week.

"An infiltration bid was foiled in Naugam sector this morning. One militant has been killed in the operation which was going on till reports last came in," an army official said.

This is the third infiltration bid foiled in the Naugam sector in the past six days.

Four militants were killed and one was apprehended in an anti-infiltration operation on July 26, followed by another operation on July 30, in which two militants and two soldiers were killed.
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First Published: Aug 01 2016 | 1:14 PM IST

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