2 soldiers, 2 militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district
31 July 2016 1:05 AM IST
Both soldiers were serving in the Army for the last 11 years, defence sources said in Srinagar.
Jawans stop a man near a barricade on the 16th consecutive day of curfew and strike in Downtown area of Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: PTI)
Srinagar: Two Islamic militants and two Army jawans have been killed in a firefight raging in Nowgam sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district since Friday night.
While the identity of the slain militants is being ascertained, the Army jawans who laid down their lives during the encounter are Sepoy Babaloo Singh, 29, from Jandipur in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh and Sepoy Vishal Chaudhary, 30, a resident of Ronda, Anoop Shahr of Bulandshahar district (also in Uttar Pradesh). Both were serving in the Army for the last 11 years, defence sources said in Srinagar.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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