Militant, army man killed in Pulwama encounter
Srinagar, August 12: A militant and an army man have been killed in an early morning encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama area.
One army solidier was killed, while another one was injured after a brief gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Kamrazipora area on Wednesday, reports said.
A senior police official said that during initial exchange of firing between militants and forces, one armyman lost his life, while another was injured. The injured soldier has been evacuated to 92 Base hospital for further treatment.
Till this report was being filed no exchange of firing was going on, while searches are still underway.
He said that a militant’s body has also been recovered from the encounter site.
Earlier, according to the reports, a joint team of Police, Army’s 53 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Kamrazpora.
As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the joint team, triggering off an encounter.
Till this report was being filed, searches were still going on. (GNS)
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