Three militants, soldier killed during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama; operation underway
Arms and ammunition were recovered from the site. Four militants were killed in another encounter in Shopian
Srinagar: Three militants and a soldier were killed in a gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Zadoora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir during the night following specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon a search party of the security forces.
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In the exchange of firing, three militants were killed, the official said. Incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, was recovered from the encounter site, he added.
Srinagar-based Defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said one soldier was critically injured during the gunfight and later he succumbed to the injuries.
The operation is going on, the official said.
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