Jammu: Six top Pakistani militants were shot dead on May 29 in Pir Panjal mountain ranges in border district of Poonch, official sources said.

On specific information about crossing over of a group of heavily armed militants in Pir Panjal ranges from Pakistan side, security forces launched a "seek and destroy operation" in the Kolian Doke forest belt in Poonch where they had taken shelter, the sources said.

During the search of the area, militants fired grenades, they said adding troops fired back and in the gun battle, which was still on, six militants were killed.

The sources said all of them belonged to Pakistan.

Four AK rifles, 7 magazines, 5 grenades and 136 rounds were recovered from them, they said.

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