Srinagar,/Aug 17: An army soldier was on Friday morning killed in an encounter at Kralgund in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district .
Confirming the killing of the army man and Dy SP Handwara Shabir Ahmad told kashmir horizon that army’s 32 RR early Friday morning launched a cordon-and-search-operation at Kachlu village during wee hours but soon after troops intensified searches in the area , the militants opened fire triggering a brief gunfight, he said.
‘In the gunfight an army rmansuffered critical bullet wounds and was shifted to nearby military hospital for treatment, he said, adding that the soldier later succumbed to injuries’ said Dy SP Shabir Ahmad.
He said that the searches were ongoing in the area to trace out the hiding militants.
