Two infiltrators and two Army personnel have been killed in an operation in Kupwara district's Handwara area in North Kashmir on Saturday evening.
A Srinagar-based Army spokesman told The Hindu that two militants "attempting to infiltrate in Nowgam Sector have been killed". Preliminary reports suggest two soldiers were also killed in the operation.
"The operation is going on," said the spokesman.
Earlier, there were reports of a group of militants being spotted in Handwara. However, it could not be immediately confirmed if this group is being trapped or a fresh bid was made late in the evening by militants to cross into Kashmir Valley.