"firing"

Earlier, three Indian Army soldiers were killed in two separate locations in Jammu and Kashmir while foiling infiltration bids.

A defence spokesperson said militants trying to infiltrate were intercepted by a patrol party of the Army and contact with them was established.

A police official said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Old Barzulla area of the city here in the early hours of Monday.