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| Day 5 Keran Encounter: 3 more ultras killed toll reaches to 15 | | '3 Indian observation pickets under militant control in Keran sector' | | early times report
Srinagar,, Sept 28: Srinagar, Sep 28: In a rare incident of its kind, a group of 30 militants managed to occupy three Indian observation pickets near Line of Control (LoC) in Keran Sector of North Kashmir Kupwara's district while ongoing encounter has entered 5th day today. Three more ultras were killed taking toll of militants killed to 15 in the Keran sector.
Sources while talking to GNS said that three observation pickets situated at high altitude area of Shalbhutu near LoC in Keran sector have been occupied by militants. They said the pickets were seldom used by army to check infiltration attempts made by either side. "Army is now using different observation pickets to counter the desperate attempts of infiltration," they said.
"The militants were regularly monitoring the area through Global Positioning System (GPS) and were aware of the replacement of army unit that took place on September 20," the sources added.
While informing about the ongoing encounter at Keran Sector which has now entered 5th consecutive day, a senior army official said that over 30 militants have intruded into this side among which at least 15 militants have been killed so far in the operation.
"Militants took benefit of fog in the area and crossed the LoC in large number," official said, adding that we are not able to retrieve the bodies of militants due to continued firing from the militants.
The Army official, however, refused to comment on the militants' occupying of three observation pickets in Keran Sector. "Some of the militants have managed to sneak into the forest area of Keran sector and we have started massive combing operation in the nearby forest areas to hunt down the militants," he added.
Sources also said that Army pressed choppers into service during the exchange of fire. "During the search operation, Army used sniffer dogs to locate the militants. However, due to bad weather and in view of darkness, the exchange of fire is going on intermittently," sources said.
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