Indian army says six militants killed on Kashmir LoC gunfight

At least six militants were killed Saturday in an ongoing fierce gunfight with Indian army on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, Indian officials said.

The gunfight broke out in Rampur sector of Uri in frontier Baramulla district, about 103 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, the officials said.

According to Indian army spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia, the group of militants were attempting to infiltrate inside Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Two more militants were killed in Rampur sector, taking death toll in today's gunfight to six," Kalia told Xinhua, "The militants were trying to infiltrate inside our territory but were spotted by our vigilant troops."

Indian army officials said they have not suffered any damage in the stand-off.

On Friday Kalia said the army foiled an attack in Uri sector, killing two militants.

Meanwhile, a separate gunfight has broke out in Tral area of Pulwama district, south of Srinagar.

"The area was cordoned last night and the gunfight broke out early today which is underway," a police official posted in Tral said, "We have information about presence of two militants in the village."

The situation along LoC is tense since the beginning of this month. Several cease-fire violations and civilian killings were reported on both the sides of LoC.

Indian army Tuesday claimed it has damaged some Pakistani army posts on LoC and described it as "punitive fire assaults".

In response, Pakistan also released a video, claiming it damaged Indian army posts.

But both the countries have rejected each other's claims of destroying bunkers.

The armies of India and Pakistan are currently at loggerheads with each other, especially along LoC and international border (IB) in Kashmir.

LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts.

Militant groups are engaged in a guerilla war with Indian troops in the region since 1989. Gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently.

New Delhi accuses Islamabad of sending armed militants to Indian-controlled Kashmir. However, Islamabad says it only provides moral and political support to Kashmiris.

Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.