Three Indian soldiers were killed and five injured when their vehicle metwith an accident on way to the encounter site in Occupied Kashmir.ADVERTISEMENT
In the gunfight that followed, four militants were killed. The police saidthe killed militants were locals and associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).A search operation was on in the area, the police said in a tweet, quotingIGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
Meanwhile, three soldiers were killed and five injured when their vehiclemet with an accident. According to the police, soldiers of 44 RashtriyaRifles (RR) were traveling in a Tama Sumo from Chowgam camp in Shopian tothe encounter site at Badigam when the vehicle skidded off the road atKanipora village.ADVERTISEMENT
“The driver lost control over the vehicle due to some technical fault andit skidded off the road,” the police said in a tweet.
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A defence spokesman said the vehicle met with an accident because of “wetroad conditions”. The police denied rumours of stone pelting by protesterson the Army personnel at Kanipora.
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