Three militants, one soldier killed in two encounters in Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 27 (IBNS) : A soldier was killed and two terrorists were shot dead in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam and Tral on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
The gunfight in Kulgam broke out after the terrorists fired at a team of the Army, state police and CRPF that was conducting a cordon and search operation in the south Kashmir district 70 km from Srinagar.
After a five-hour encounter, two terrorists hiding in a house were shot dead.
#Kulgam encounter update: 02 terrorists of proscribed #terroroutfit LeT killed. #Arms & ammunition recovered. Identities are being ascertained, Kashmir Zone police tweeted.
Another terrorist was shot dead during an encounter at Tral in Pulwama district. The police said the terrorist was found hiding at house in a village in the district. Weapons have been recovered from the encounter site, the police said, adding a case has been filed.
Encounters in both the places are on. Details are awaited.
Twenty terrorists have been shot dead in encounters with security forces in the last one week in Jammu and Kashmir.
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