India claims new Kashmir victory

New Delhi - The Indian army yesterday claimed a fresh victory against Islamic infiltrators in Kashmir, as New Delhi ordered an…

New Delhi - The Indian army yesterday claimed a fresh victory against Islamic infiltrators in Kashmir, as New Delhi ordered an investigation into the failure to detect the intrusion into the disputed land.

An army spokesman said yesterday troops were in complete command of one of four battlezones in Indian Kashmir after evicting cross-border intruders from some of the dominating heights there.

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