Soldier, militant killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district
A gunfight is on between security forces and militants in Pulwama, as well.
Two encounters broke out in South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. A soldier and a militant were killed in the shootout in Kulgam. Security forces are battling militants in Pulwama as well. Both encounters are still on.
The gunfights come a day after the Indian Army gunned down two militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara town.
Encounter begins in Nowbug Kund Qazigund Kulgam. @JmuKmrPolice @adgpi @crpfindia on job. Details being collected. @HMOIndia @spvaid @munirkhan_ips @DigSkr
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) November 14, 2017
J&K: Encounter between Security forces and terrorists underway in Kulgam (visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/ZLzZsS3d8o
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2017
Encounter started in Laam Tral, Awantipora.@JmuKmrPolice @adgpi @crpfindia on Job. Details being collected. @HMOIndia @spvaid @munirkhan_ips @DigSkr
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) November 14, 2017
In Kulgam, a joint team of the Army, the police, and the Central Reserve Police Force cordoned off the village of Nowbug Kund in Qazigund area after being tipped off that there were militants in the village, DNA reported.
As a search operation was on, two suspected militants opened fired, a police spokesperson said. One of the militants was killed in the gunfight and a policeman was injured.
The other encounter broke out in Laam village in Pulwama’s Awantipora area after militants fired at a search party of security forces.