Seven persons, including five ultras were killed and a mother-son duo abducted in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since Tuesday night, defence sources on Wednesday said.

Four militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit were killed when the army foiled their attempt to exfiltrate to other side of Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said.

Based on specific information, troops of 18 Punjab launched a cordon and search operation near Maiyan village and confronted the militants who had taken shelter in the heights of the mountain ridge, waiting for a chance to exfiltrate across the border, the spokesman said.

Three AK assault rifles, a pistol and large quantity of ammunition and grenades were recovered from the slain ultras, he said.

A police spokesman identified two of the deceased militants as Shabir Ahmad Dar of Sezan-Chakor village of Pulwama and Fayaz Ahmad War of Kunan Qaziabad of Baramulla district

In another encounter, the defence spokesman said troops shot dead an unidentified militant during combing operations at Rajwar forest in Kupwara district this morning. An AK rifle, a binocular and four magazines with 90 rounds were recovered from him.

A civilian Maqsood Ahmad was killed and another injured in a firing incident near Gopalpora in Anantnag district last night, the police spokesman said.

However, locals alleged that Maqsood died when he was hit by a bullet from an army jawan during checking of vehicles.