Kashmir Despatch News
Srinagar : An army soldier and a police cop were killed in an ongoing gunfight at Khrew area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday.
Official sources told Kashmir Despatch that in the initial exchange of firing, one Army soldier and a JKP cop were injured and both were rushed to nearby military hospital where both succumbed.
The official identified cop as Shahbaz from Rajouri while the identification of army soldier was not known immediately.
The operation was underway in the area when last reports came in.
Earlier on receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area joint team of forces including army, CRPF and SOG launched search operation in Khrew area of Pulwama .
On intensifying the search operation towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon forces which was retaliated triggering gunfight.
Pertinent to mention here that on Monday three local Hibz militants were slain in Shopian gunfight which DGP JK Dilbagh Singh termed a big success.
