5 Indian security personnel and 2 militants were killed in a major spike in fighting in disputed Kashmir when the army and police stormed a house where rebels were holding hostages, officials say.
A police officer said an army colonel and a major, along with a police officer and two other soldiers, tried to storm the hideout when they were gunned down by the militants. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with department policy.
India has stepped up its counterinsurgency operations across Kashmir in recent months despite a lockdown to combat the. Militants fighting Indian rule have not ceased their attacks on government forces and alleged informants either. On Friday, two Indian soldiers were killed in border skirmishes. On Wednesday, a Pakistani soldier and three civilians on both sides of Kashmir were killed in another bout of fighting.
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