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Army eliminates two militants in Kupwara encounter along LoC
Security forces engaged suspected terrorists in a pre-dawn operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. Two militants were neutralized during the firefight in the Jumgund area near the Line of Control.
LSN India ·
An encounter between security forces and suspected militants erupted in Kupwara district on Saturday morning following detection of suspicious activity along the Line of Control. The Indian Army challenged the militants in the Jumgund area of the Keran sector in northern Kashmir after observing signs of infiltration. Military personnel engaged the suspected terrorists in a firefight, resulting in the elimination of two militants. The operation was conducted in the strategically sensitive region that straddles the LoC separating Indian and Pakistani-administered territories. The incident marks the latest in a series of security operations aimed at countering cross-border militant activity in the region. Authorities have intensified surveillance along vulnerable stretches of the LoC to prevent infiltration attempts. Further details regarding the operation and identification of the militants were not immediately disclosed.