Security forces gunned down militant trying to infiltrate

The security forces had gunned down a militant trying to infiltrate along the Line of Control (LoC). The encounter took place at Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir. A patrolling party of Indian Army has found  militants trying to infiltrate.  In the exchange of firing, one militant was killed. Security forces had also recovered AK rifle and two bags.

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“Suspicious movement of unidentified persons detected by own patrolling party near LC fence at Machil Sector in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on night 7-8 November at 0100 hours,” defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said.