Ananthnag : An Army soldier has received injuries in an ongoing encounter in South Kashmir’s Ananthnag district.
Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said in an ongoing gunfight that erupted in Watnar area of Kokernag, one soldier was injured in the initial exchange of fire.
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering a gunfight.