J&K encounter: Operations continue to flush terrorists out in Pulwama

The army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence statement said.

"An infiltration bid was foiled in Pallanwala sector of the LoC. The infiltrators ran back leaving behind war-like stores of arms and ammunition," said a statement issued by the army's Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command.

Earlier, Security forces gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in an area of north Kashmir and cornered two more in another part of the valley hours later.

In Sopore township of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, two militants were killed in an encounter. The slain militants were identified as Basit Ahmad Mir, a resident of Indergam Pattan, and Gulzar Ahmad, a resident of Brat Sopore.

The search operation was halted for the night but the forces maintained the cordon to stop the militants from escaping. Two AK rifles, five AK magazines, 124 AK rounds, a hand grenade and a pouch have been found at the encounter site, the official said.

An Army officer suffered minor injuries in the encounter, according to the latest information. A mob pelted stones at the security forces to distract them from the operation, the police official said.

OneIndia News (with PTI inputs)