SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Indian troops killed eight suspected militants in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, police said, despite a uniliateral ceasefire called by the rebels while earthquake relief operations are under way.

“Security forces today foiled an inflitration bid of terrorists on the (Line of Control), while they were crossing over” from the Pakistan side of the disputed state, a police spokesman said.

“During the ensuing exchange of firing, eight terrorists were killed,” he said, adding that arms and ammunition were recovered from the dead.

The clash took place 140 kilometres north of Srinagar, police said.

Main Kashmiri groups alliance, the United Jihad Council, said in a statement on Monday that militant operations were on hold in regions affected by Saturday’s earthquake.—AFP