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Jammu: One terrorist was killed and a soldier was injured during a gun battle between the militants and Army at Kowut in Kupwara on Wednesday. This is the second encounter in 24 hours in Kashmir.
Earlier on Tuesday, a soldier was killed in action as the Army personnel thwarted an infiltration bid in Poonch district near the Line of Control.
“Based on specific input regarding presence of terrorists in general area Kowut, Kupwara, a Joint Search Operation was launched by #IndianArmy & @JmuKmrPolice on days leading upto 23 July 24. On 24 July, suspicious movement was observed and challenged by vigilant troops, in response to which terrorists opened indiscriminate fire. In the ensuing fire fight one terrorist has been eliminated and a NCO injured. Operation is in progress,” the Chinar Corps of Indian Army wrote on x.
A search operation was ongoing in the area till the time last reports came in, the officials said.
Earlier, the body of Lance Naik Subash Kumar, who had died in the gunfight on Tuesday, was handed over to the Army after postmortem.
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