Srinagar: An Army jawan and a terrorist were on Tuesday killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir even as security forces were engaged in a counter-insurgency operation in Pulwama district.
One soldier was critically injured in the gunbattle with terrorists at Now bug Kund in Kulgam district, Army sources said. They said the injured soldier later succumbed to injuries. A terrorist was also killed in the operation, the sources said.
A police spokesman said security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Now bug Kund village on Tuesday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area.