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Militant, five security men killed as Kupwara gunfight continues Last Updated : 22 Mar 2018 06:44:26 AM IST Kupwara: Security personnel during cordon and search operations after two policemen and four militants were killed in a gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, on March 21, 2018.
At least three soldiers, two policemen and a militant were killed on Wednesday as the gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district entered its second day officials said.
The gunfight broke out on Tuesday inside Halmatpora forest area of Kupwara, about 110 km from Srinagar city.
"Firing still continues in Kupwara and on Wednesday, two policemen and three soldiers were killed in the ongoing operations," Indian army spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia told the media."The policemen have been identified as Deepak Pandit and Muhammad Yusuf. The operation is still going on," a source said.
On Tuesday, four militants were killed in the gunfight and another one on Wednesday.
A senior police official said the forest area was cordoned off by joint contingents of army and police late Tuesday following intelligence information about presence of militants.
Authorities have rushed additional reinforcements to the forest area to take on militants.IANS For Latest Updates Please-
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