Srinagar: In a fierce encounter between army and militants in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, five army personnel were killed and five terrorists were also killed. The authorities have given information in this regard on Sunday night. The soldiers killed in this encounter near the Line of Control (LOC) have been identified.
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The martyrs are named Subedar Sanjeev Kumar of Himachal Pradesh, Havildar Devendra Singh of Uttarakhand, Para Trooper Bal Krishna of Himachal Pradesh, Para Trooper Amit Kumar of Uttarakhand and Chhatrapal Singh of Rajasthan. According to the information, during the encounter, an army soldier was killed on the spot. While four soldiers were badly injured. He was taken to the hospital. However, both died during treatment. Two other jawans also succumbed during treatment late in the night.
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Five terrorists have also been killed in this encounter. Officials said that the militants had entered the Indian border from the Shamsbury range and were hiding in a 'Gurjar Dhok' (temporary shelter of nomads) in the poshwal area of the sector. Earlier on Sunday evening, news agency ANI was quoted by army sources as saying that Pakistan was fired in violation of the ceasefire in the tail sector of Jammu and Kashmir. After this, counter-firing was done by the Indian Army.
