An Indian army man and four suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Thursday, an army spokesperson said.
Soldiers intercepted a group of militants allegedly trying to cross the heavily militarised de-facto border from Pakistan into India at daybreak, triggering a fierce firefight, the spokesperson, NN Joshi said.
“Four terrorists were killed in the operation and a soldier who was injured in the firefight later succumbed,” Joshi said.
“This was the second infiltration bid in three days.”
A militant and a soldier were killed on Wednesday in a gun battle in the mountainous region that lasted 24 hours.