Three soldiers, one militant killed in separate gun battles in J&K's Kupwara district

Srinagar: At least three soldiers and one militant were killed on Monday as two gunbattles raged in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. [caption id=“attachment_2454720” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Image courtesy: PTI[/caption] Three soldiers were killed in an ongoing encounter with militants in Hafruda forests of Kupwara district near the Line of Control (LoC) today (Monday)," a senior police officer told IANS. “Earlier on Monday, one militant was killed in Darpora village of Kupwara.” Both the gunfights took place in two different areas of Kupwara district. “It is being confirmed whether the group of militants engaged in an encounter near the LoC had infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley Sunday or earlier,” the officer added. IANS