The alert troops noticed a group of militants trying to sneak into Indian territory from across the border in Tangdhar sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara district and challenged them, he said.
The infiltrators opened fire and in the ensuing gunbattle three militants were killed, the spokesman said.
The identity and group affiliation of the deceased militants could not be ascertained immediately as the operation to track down other militants of the same group was continuing when last reports were received, he said.
Troops have launched a massive search operation in the nearby woods to track down other members of the infiltrating group, who might have escaped during the exchange of fire, army sources said.
On August 22, troops scuttled a major infiltration bid in Machil sector of Kupwara and shot dead 12 militants in a single operation.
Four army personnel including a colonel were also killed in the gunbattle.
Besides foiling these major infiltration bids, the troops killed two more militants in separate encounters near the LoC in Machil sector last week.
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