Two heavily armed Pakistani intruders and three soldiers were killed on Sunday in a gunfight after the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.
"At about 1.45 pm, Indian Army in Sunderbani sector had a fierce encounter with heavily armed Pakistani intruders very close to the LoC. The patrol (team) killed two intruders and recovered war-like stores including two AK-47 rifles," the spokesman said.
“Three soldiers attained martyrdom while fighting the intruders and one soldier suffered grevious injuries. He was evacuated to Army's Command Hospital in Udhampur and is reported to be stable,'' added the spokesman.
The injured soldier's condition is reported to be stable, the spokesman said.
He said the area near the encounter site was cordoned off and a "search-and-destroy" operation is in progress.
—With inputs from PTI
