A militant was killed and an army soldier wounded in an ongoing gunfight in Turigam Kaddar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, reports said.
Quoting a police officer, news gathering agency GNS said one militant was killed during the gunfight while an army soldier suffered injuries.
He said the injured soldier was evacuated to a hospital for treatment.
He said the body of the slain militant is lying at the encounter site and is yet to be recovered.
Earlier, a joint team of army, CRPF and SOG launched a cordon and search operation in Turigam village, he said.
The cordon was laid in the area following credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area, he said.