A militant was killed and two soldiers wounded in an encounter near line of Control (loC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday.
Police sources said that army’s 41 RR cordoned off the village Payerpati, Manigah area following specific information about the presence of recently infiltrated militants. They said the group consisted of three to four militants who were engaged in gunfight after being challenged by the securiy forces.
During the encounter, two soldiers Naik Ram Avtar and Sepoy Hokhare Jitender received bullet wounds, sources said while one militant was shot dead.