Four militants killed in gunfight with Indian army on Kashmir LoC: Indian officials

Peerzada Arshad Hamid
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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 27 (Xinhua) -- At least four militants were killed Saturday in a fierce gunfight with Indian army on Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, Indian army officials said.

The gunfight broke out in Rampur sector of Uri in frontier Baramulla district, about 103 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, the officials said.

According to Indian army spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia, the militants were attempting to infiltrate inside Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Today an infiltration bid was foiled in Rampur sector and four militants were killed," Kalia told Xinhua, "The search operation in the area is going on."

On Friday, Kalia also said that the army foiled an attack from in Uri sector, killing two militants.

No independent confirmation could be made about the incidents, owing to their occurrence in remote areas.

Meanwhile the situation along LoC is tense since the beginning of this month. Several cease-fire violations and civilian killings were reported on both sides of LoC.

Indian army Tuesday claimed it had damaged some Pakistani army posts on LoC and described it as "punitive fire assaults."

In response, Pakistan also released a video claiming it damaged Indian army posts.

But both countries have rejected each other's claims of destroying bunkers.

The armies of India and Pakistan are currently at loggerheads with each other, especially along LoC and international border (IB) in Kashmir.

LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts.

Militant groups are engaged in a guerilla war with Indian troops in the region since 1989. Gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently.

New Delhi accuses Islamabad of sending armed militants to Indian-controlled Kashmir. However, Islamabad says it only provides moral and political support to Kashmiris.

Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir. Enditem

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