The Indian army on Friday said that it killed five heavily armed foreign militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was the "biggest" infiltration bid to have been foiled since 2021, when India and Pakistan effected a ceasefire understanding.

Srinagar-based Defence PRO said that the operation in the Jumagund area in the Keran sector was launched Thursday night based on intelligence input gathered over few days by Jammu and Kashmir Police.