SRINAGAR – In an early morning ambush, four armymen including a major rankofficial were killed at Govind Nallah in Gurez sector of Occupied Jammu andKashmir. Gurez is situated in Bandipora of North Kashmir, DNA has reported.

According to initial reports, militants had gunfight in which 4 armymenlost their lives. However, the Indian army gave a befitting reply killingat least terrorists. Two more have been killed reportedly, though theirbodies haven’t been recovered.

The operation is still underway. Additional troops have been rushed to thespot. The deceased have been identified as Major K P Rane, hawaldars JamieSingh and Vikramjeet and rifleman Mandeep.

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday foiled a major terror plot by the AlQaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind wherein it planned to carry out serialblasts in New Delhi on Independence Day. Police arrested Irfan Hussain Wanifrom Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, believed to be heading to Delhi to hand over acache of grenades to his contact as eight live grenades and Rs 55,000 cashwere found on his person.