Baku-APA. Indian military on Friday claimed it has killed three militants during a gunfight near the Line of Control (LoC) in restive Kashmir, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The gunfight, according to Indian military, broke out in Tanghdar sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 152 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Kashmir.
"In an encounter in the Tangdhar sector, army has killed three militants," N N Joshi, the Indian military spokesman said in a brief statement to press.
"The bodies of slain militant along with their weapons have been recovered," said the spokesman.
However, no independent confirmation could be made about the gunfight in the area, owing to its remoteness.
On Wednesday, an Indian army trooper was killed in a fierce gunfight with militants in the area.
Following the gunfight, the army had rushed in reinforcements to the area from nearby military camps and intensified searchers to trace the militants.
LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts.
A guerrilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989. The gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently across the region.
The 2013 saw 38 percent increase in violence compared to 2012. The violence claimed 204 lives in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir. Of the 204 killed, 48 were civilians, 73 suspected militants, one unidentified and 82 Indian troopers, report complied by a rights group said.
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