Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Indian security forces have killed two militants during an ongoing encounter in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, broadcaster NDTV reports, citing officials.

Based on specific intelligence inputs about a possible infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC), a joint operation was launched by security agencies in the Keran sector of Kupwara on Friday, the report said on Saturday.

Alert troops detected suspicious movement near the frontier and challenged the infiltrators, who responded with indiscriminate gunfire. The forces retaliated, leading to the deaths of two criminals.

The Indian Army's Chinar Corps said in a post on X that Operation PIMPLE was initiated on Nov 7 following intelligence from multip...