SRINAGAR: The Indian Army in a five day long counter-infiltration operation has killed a dozen militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district .

The counter-infiltration operation was launched following the intelligence inputs and suspicious movement noticed along the LoC in Kupwara. According to sources, there has been a fresh spurt in the infiltration attempts by the militants from the Pakistani side of the LoC.

The army on Friday foiled a fresh infiltration bid in Tanghdar sector in Kupwara district, killing one militant in the operation.

Fierce gun-battles between the army and the militants raged since Monday in the dense forests of Hafruda in Handwara belt of north Kashmir.