Srinagar: Official sources informed that during an encounter which ensued between militants and security forces during Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Tuesday morning, a soldier was martyred and another was injured.
Officials have said that troops of Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police, Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF had launched a joint search operation at 0300 hrs at Ratnipora in Pulwama following a tip-off about the presence of militants.
Security forces cordoned off the entire area and sealed all the exit points to prevent militants from escaping. Two soldiers were injured in the initial firing by the militants who tried to escape and later on had entered a house and a school building. The injured soldiers were rushed to hospital where one of them succumbed to death. Another injured has been referred to 92 Base hospital. It has been reported that two to three militants are trapped in the area. A police spokesman said encounter was going on when the reports last came in.
Mobile Internet service has been suspended in Pulwama.