Jammu, June 4
Foiling yet another infiltration bid, alert jawans of the Indian army on Monday gunned down four armed militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.
According to defence spokesman, in the wee hours of Monday a group of heavily armed militants had sneaked into the Indian territory via LoC in Tarkundi in Rajouri .When our jawans challenged them near line of control a heavy exchange of fire took place in which four militants, believed to be foreign mercenaries were killed.
No casualty has been reported from the Indian side in the exchange of fire, defence spokesman said.
During search operation in the area, the troops recovered four AK rifles along with 21 magazines, 310 rounds of ammunition, four UBGL, nine hand grenades, one wireless set, one antenna and three wire cutters
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