J&K: 3 Armymen injured in grenade attack in Shopian; one militant killed in Kupwara

Three army personnel were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at an army patrol in Keegam village, Shopian, while in a separate incident, one militant was killed in an encounter near Tregam, Kupwara district.

Kupwara encounter: One militant killed in exchange of fire

One militant was killed in the exchange of firing between the two sides in Kupwara (File Photo)

Militants lobbed a grenade at an army patrol unit injuring three personnel in Keegam village, Shopian, on Friday morning. The incident took place as near Goodwill Public School in Ahagam.

“A group of army personnel were fired upon when they were busy opening the Goodwill public school today morning. In this incident, three army personnel sustained injuries who were subsequently evacuated to the hospital for medical attention,” J&K Police said in a statement.

One militant killed in an encounter at Tregam (Kupwara) early this morning. – Army | @IndianExpress

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Meanwhile, in a separate incident, one militant was killed in an encounter near Tregam area of Kupwara district in the wee hours on Friday. Army spokesperson in Srinagar said the encounter took place around 5:30 am. The identity of the militant and the outfit he was affiliated to is yet to be ascertained.

Security in Jammu and Kashmir has been beefed up ahead of the Amarnath Yatra which began on Thursday.

“South Kashmir has been on the boil over the past year — both in terms of militancy-related incidents and law and order problems. We have formed a two-pronged strategy to ensure pilgrims are not affected by these kinds of incidents,” an official was quoted as saying by PTI.

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