*Srinagar: *
A senior police officer and a soldier was killed and two soldiers includinga Army Major were injured in an encounter between Kashmiri fighters andsecurity forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Three fighters were killed in the ongoing joint operation by the army, theCRPF and the police.
The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigamarea of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, 68 km from Srinagar, following informationabout the presence of fighters in the area, a police official said.
He added that the fighters opened fire on the security forces, whoretaliated, triggering the encounter.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.linkWeird Things That Happen if You Eat 4 Almonds a DayHealth & Human Researchlink
Read Top Stories
Among the army soldiers injured is a Major.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar Thakur, who was killed in theencounter, was leading the police team from the front in the encounter withthe fighters.
The 2011-batch officer from the Jammu and Kashmir Police Serviceswas posted in Kulgam for the last two years