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Soldier shot at in South Kashmir’s Tral

The soldier was home on leave when he was shot

The soldier was on leave and had come home to spend time with his family. (Express File Photo)

A soldier was injured when suspected militants shot at him in south Kashmir’s Tral.

The soldier, identified as Delair Mushtaq Sofi, a resident of Khanagund village in Tral, had come home on leave when some suspected militants fired at him Wednesday evening. The soldier was shot in the leg and was immediately rushed to hospital for treatment.

According to police sources, Sofi is an army man with Territorial Army and is currently posted at Pattan in north Kashmir.

Wednesday’s attack is the second militant attack on a local soldier in the past two months. On October 8, a rifleman of the Territorial Army was killed by the militants after he was abducted during a search operation in south Kashmir’s Kokernag.

Bashaarat Masood

Bashaarat Masood is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been covering Jammu and Kashmir, especially the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for two decades. Bashaarat joined The Indian Express after completing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, conflict and development. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his stories on the Pathribal fake encounter. ... Read More

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