Officer killed in gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir

11/11/2024 6:07

        A junior commissioned officer of the Indian army's special forces was killed and three troopers wounded Sunday in a fierce gunfight with militants in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, officers said.
        The gunfight broke out in the Keshwan forest area in Kishtwar district, about 215 km southeast of Srinagar city, the summer capital of the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
        According to defense officers, the troopers were part of a search team tracing militants responsible for the recent killing of two village defense guards.
        The two civilian militia personnel were abducted on Thursday and subsequently killed.