Army man killed in operation against militants near LoC

An army jawan was killed and another injured in an ongoing operation to flush out militants near Line of Control in Kalaroos sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

So far, three army personnel and five militants have been killed in the operation which began on Sunday. “In an ongoing operation at Baron Gali, Kalaroos, contact with infiltrators was re-established during the night and in the exchange of fire one jawan was killed and another was injured,” a defence spokesman said.

He said two to three militants are believed to be trapped and the operation was going on.