A senior Army official said that 27 terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara in the last eight months during infiltration attempts which were countered by officers.
Three over-ground workers (OGWs) of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Monday, police said.
The army's Northern Command chief visited Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch today amid a massive cordon and search operation in the area following a recent terrorist attack in which five soldiers were killed.