A gunfight broke out near Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday.
Reports said that army’s 6 Gadhwal and a group of terrorists had a stand-off in the dense woods of Balthedyan along the LoC adjacent to Tony Post today morning.
Quoting an army officer, it said that the troops today morning launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of terrorists.
As the forces intensified the searches, the group of terrorists believed to be infiltrators opened fire triggering off a gunfight. “Additional reinforcement has also been rushed to the site”.
More details are awaited.
