3 soldiers killed in ongoing #Kulgam encounter: #Army https://t.co/shVGI7oBem
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Three soldiers were killed in the ongoing Kulgam encounter on Friday, the Army said.
The encounter started Friday evening after 34 Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Police started searches in the Halan forest area in the upper reaches of Kulgam district.
The contact was established after the
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Earlier, the three soldiers were critically injured and shifted to 92 Base Hospital here where they gave up the ghost.
Earlier, in the day Police said that the encounter had started.
"#Encounter has started at high reaches of Halan forest area of #Kulgam district. Army and Kulgam Police are on the job. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted soon after the encounter broke out in the area.
In another tweet, Police said that three soldiers were maimed and they have been evacuated for treatment. "#Kulgam Encounter Update: Three soldiers got injured in the #encounter. They are being evacuated to hospital for treatment. Search in the area intensifies. Further details shall follow @JmuKmrPolice," Police said in another tweet.
The spot of encounter is difficult due to the rugged terrain.
"It is in dense forests and dark there," Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said.
He said the cordon had been tightened and searches had been intensified.
The encounter in Kulgam broke after recovery of a missing soldier by Police on Thursday from an orchard in Chawalgam area of Kulgam district. Police and Army recovered the soldier after six days of intense joint searches.