Four Pak infiltrators among 5 killed, arms looted in J

Srinagar, Jul 2 (UNI) Four Pakistani infiltrators were among the five militants killed while ultras looted weapons from Village Defence Commmittee (VDC) members in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening, an official spokesman said today.

Two days after eight infiltrators were killed near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, troops foiled yet another incursion bid today when they killed four foreign Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants in the Gulmarg sector of Baramulla district of north Kashmir, an Army spokesman said.

He said the alert troops noticed a heavily-armed group of infiltrators sneaking into the Indian side from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Baramulla district at 0400 hrs.

On being challenged, the intruders opened fire on troops which was effectively retaliated, the spokesman added.

In the ensuing gunfight, he said four infiltrators, all foreigners and belonging to the Pakistan-based JeM militant outfit, were killed.

The spokesman said four AK-56 rifles, 20 magazines, 300 rounds, two wireless sets and 16 hand grenades were seized from the possession of the slain ultras.

This was the third infiltration attempt foiled by troops in the past one week.

Earlier, on June 30 eight infiltrators were killed near the LoC in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Eight AK-47 rifles, 29 magazines, 478 rounds, 28 hand grenades and five radio sets besides large quantity of food items were seized from the possession of the slain intruders.

On the intervening night of June 25-26, troops had foiled a major incursion bid when they gunned down four militants in the Machil sector of Kupwara district.

More than 30 infiltrators have been killed in northern Kashmir immediately after they crossed the LoC from PoK in the recent past.

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