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Army Jawan Martyred, Three Terrorists Gunned Down In Encounter In South Kashmir’s Pulwama

Swarajya StaffNov 07, 2017, 09:01 AM | Updated 09:01 AM IST
Indian Army soldiers during an operation in the North East. (BIJU BORO/AFP/GettyImages)

Indian Army soldiers during an operation in the North East. (BIJU BORO/AFP/GettyImages)


An Army jawan was killed during an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

A civilian suffered injuries in the crossfire, a police spokesman said.

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Kandi belt of Aglar area in Pulwama district in south Kashmir following information about the presence of some militants, the spokesman said.


Security forces have gunned down three terrorists.

On 2 November, two Army soldiers were killed and a CRPF jawan suffered injuries in an encounter with militants at Samboora in Pampore area of Pulwama. The encounter had ended with the gunning down of a militant. (PTI)

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