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Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed by security forces on Monday in Tangdhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday in an ongoing operation. So far, five militants have been gunned down by the forces after they foiled an infiltration bid in the region on Sunday. Apart from the three terrorists, a security personnel has also lost his life in the operation today, news agency PTI reported.

Meanwhile, search operations were underway, reports said. "Three more terrorists have been killed today as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the LoC in Tangdhar sector (in north Kashmir's Kupwara district),” PTI quoted an Army spokesperson as saying. The encounter began on Sunday after vigilant troops noticed suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC), the spokesperson told the news agency, following which two militants were killed yesterday itself.

"One gallant soldier has been martyred in the operation," the spokesperson further said, adding that the operation was still underway.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, security forces gunned down a top militant belonging to the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in an encounter in Pulwama region in the state, reports said. The terrorist was identified as Adnan, who was said to be of Pakistani origin. Security personnel also recovered the slain terrorist's body, as well as a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and incriminating material, were recovered from the encounter site.

A massive cordon and search operation was launched by security forces in Dar Ganie Gund village of Aribal area of Tral in south Kashmir district on Sunday morning. The operation was initiated after the security troops received a credible tip-off about the militants' presence in the area, a J&K Police spokesperson said.