A solider and militant were killed in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on the wee hours on August 12 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Police said on a tip-off about the presence of militants at Kamrazipora in Pulwama troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint CASO. However, when all the exit points were sealed and house-to-house searches launched, militants hiding there opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons in which a soldier was injured and later succumbed to his injuries. When Security Forces (SFs) launched an all-out offensive, militants again opened fire, they said adding in the return fire an unidentified militant was killed.
Meanwhile, Police arrested a militant and four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on August 11, reports Daily Excelsior.