Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) A soldier was killed on Wednesday during an ongoing security operation against militants in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.
A senior police official told IANS, "Lance naik Om Vir Singh of 21 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in Rajwar forest area in the ongoing operation."
A gunfight had started in the densely forested area late Tuesday night.
Reports from the area said firing had stopped, although search operation continued.
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