Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) near Machil and Dudniyal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Indian Army said.
The encounter took place after troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Kupwara sector on Monday evening around 7 PM. Soldiers immediately opened fire, leading to the killing of the two terrorists.
“Two terrorists have been killed along the Line of Control (LoC) near Machil and Dudniyal in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara. Search operations on,” Indian Army said in a statement.
“In the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army troops witnessed some suspicious movement along the Line of Control and fired towards it in the evening, around 7 PM. Operations are continuing in the area. More details awaited,” the Indian Army stated earlier in another post on X.