M Saleem Pandit TNN
Srinagar: Five soldiers and a Hizbul Mujahideen militant were killed in an encounter at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday.
A police spokesperson said that the encounter started after security forces raided a militant hideout on a tip-off.
“As soon as soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and the policemen launched a search operation, militants present in the area resorted to indiscriminate firing, killing three soldiers on the spot,” the spokesman said.
Hizbul Mujahideen militant Saifullah and another solider were killed in the exchange of fire that followed.
The fifth soldier succumbed to his injuries later on Friday. A defence spokesman identified four of the deceased soldiers as Ashwani Kumar, Ajit kumar, Balbir Singh and Kawaljeet. Sources said at least four militants, also hiding in the area, escaped.
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