location: Tangdhar
notes: Indian troops foiled a major infiltration bid when they gunned down three militants after they sneaked into the Indian side from the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) in Tangdhar sector in the frontier district of Kupwara. The militants opened indiscriminate fire with automatic weapons on security forces when asked to surrender. Troops immediately retaliated and in the fierce encounter three militants were killed.
target_text: location: Tangdhar, fatalities: 3