Srinagar: Three militants and two soldiers were killed in the gun battle at Zainapora area of southern Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Reports said three other soldiers, one of them a Captain, were also injured in the gunfight which started at Astan Mohalla in Awanura village of Zainpora on Saturday night after government forces including of army’s 3 and 55 RR and SOG launched a joint cordon-and-search-operation following inputs about the presence of militants.
The fire fight had stopped at around 10p.m. on Saturday following which the government forces started searches, they said.
However, on Sunday morning, as the searches were going on, militants, hiding in the area again opened fire on the government forces which they retaliated, triggering off a fresh gunfight. In the fresh shootout, three militants militant were killed, the reports said. Internet services in the area have also been snapped by the authorities.
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