Army Soldier Killed, 2 Others Injured In Shopian Gunfight: Officials
Srinagar: A soldier among three army personnel injured in a gunfight with militants in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, succumbed to the injuries at 92 Army base hospital Srinagar.
Three army soldiers sustained injuries during the course of gunfight in which two militants, one of them Adil Wani who according to police was District Commander Shopian of LeT (TRF) and responsible for the killing of a none local labour on 5th October at Litter area of southern Pulwama district of Kashmir.
The injured soldier succumbed to the wounds while two others are undergoing treatment.
National investigation agency ( NIA) raids eleven location across Kashmir valley in connection with recent civilian and none labourers killings. NIA being assisted CRPF parties conducted raids in Sringar, Pulwama, Anantnag and Kulgam districts. The raids are still going.
So far 15 militants have been killed in two weeks in different encounters with security forces across Kashmir Valley.
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