J K News Today

Srinagar,  April 10:

A soldier and  a militant  were killed in an ongoing encounter in Khudwani , Kulgam in  South Kashmir on Wednesday .

The initial reports suggested that the encounter  started in Wani mohalla, Kulgam when the security forces had laid a  cordon   to trace the militants   hiding in the locality.

Three soldiers  were injured when the militants opened fire on the soldiers who were closing in on them . One of them succumbed . later one militant  also is reported to have died in the encounter.

Meanwhile, a large number  of  villagers gathered close to the encounter site with  stones. They threw stones at the  security forces.