An overnight enoucnter was held in Jammu and Kahsmir's Sopore and an Indian Army soldier was killed in it, the army officials informed media on Monday.
The officials told PTI that the deceased soldier was injured in the exchange of fire with militants in a hideout at Zaloora Gujjarpati in Sopore police district and later he succumbed to his injuries when he was being evacuated from the scene of the gunbattle.
The security forces laid out a cordon on Sunday when they noticed fire while busting a militant hideout.
They reportedly maintained tight vigil at Zaloora Gujjarpati during the night and intensified searches for suspected militants in the area this morning.
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