A civilian was murdered, and a soldier was injured in a clash between security forces and terrorists on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam area, according to authorities in Srinagar.
According to a police official quoted by news agency PTI, the security forces had conducted a cordon-and-search operation in the Redwani neighborhood of the Kulgam district after receiving information that terrorists were present there.
The official said that after the terrorists fired on the security officials, who returned fire, the search operation evolved into a confrontation.
He said that it was unknown how the civilian was hurt, but both an Indian Army soldier and a civilian were hurt during the shootout.
The civilian, named as Manzoor Lone of Kulgam’s Redwani Bala neighbourhood, passed away from his wounds that evening.
“Injured civilian namely Manzoor Lone S/O Abdullah Lone R/O Redwani Bala Kulgam succumbed to his injuries. Injured Army Jawan Kiran Singh of 1RR, R/O Ramban is hospitalised at 92 base Hospital Srinagar. Search operation concluded,” the police said on Twitter.
image credits: PTI
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