J&K: 4 army jawans killed in Handwara encounter

At least four soldiers of the Indian Army were killed on Monday in an ongoing encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara district.

The encounter began in Hafruda forest area of Handwara on Sunday night, and is reported to be underway.

In yet another encounter in the Lolab Valley in Sogam block of Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir security forces gunned down one militant.

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police and troops of 28 Rajasthan Rifles and 18 Rajasthan Rifles are said to be engaged in firing with the militants.

Handwara (Hafrada Forests) encounter: 4 Army Jawans killed, encounter still going on

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Encounter between militants & security forces in Hafruda forest area of Handwara, Kupwara district (J&K), area cordoned off, search ops on.

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Three jawans killed in the Handwara encounter (Kupwara, J&K) that began last night. Encounter still underway

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Encounter in Lolab (Kupwara, J&K); one militant killed. 28 RR, 18 RR & SoG Kupwara on the job. Operation underway.

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On Sunday, the security forces killed two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants in Tral area in Awantipora town in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. The encounter that started on Sunday morning lasted till 6 pm.

The dead JeM militants were identified as Burmee and Adil Pathan.

UPDATE: 2 JeM militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Awantipura, 1 Army soldier also injured during operation — ANI (@ANI_news) October 4, 2015

The encounter which lasted till about 6PM today resulted in the elimination of two JeM terrorists identified as Adil Pathan and Burmee.

— ANI (@ANI_news) October 4, 2015