controlled portion of Kashmir from Pakistan on Tuesday, the army said. An army patrol spotted the four in the Rampur sector, near the so-called line of control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, said army spokesman Lt. Col. A. K. Mathur. The soldiers challenged the militants who opened fire, setting off a battle that killed the suspected guerrillas, Mathur was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Mathur said there were no casualties on the army side. His account could not be independently verified.
