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Handwara shootout : Militant killed, 03 CRPF men critically injured

Kamran Ashraf Bhat

Srinagar: In an brief Shoot-out on Monday evening ,  unidentified militant was killed and three CRPF men were injured  at Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

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CRPF spokesman, Pankaj Singh, said ,  “01 unidentified militant has been killed while  three other CRPF men have been injured. Militant targeted CRPF party which was  responded effectively”.

Meanwhile the security forces have cordoned areas and have started search opration to trace out other militants. 

It’s pretained to meation this attack has followed on of the bloodest encounter from many months in which  an army colonel, a major, two soldiers and a police sub inspector , two militants were killed at Chanjimulla area of Handwara in Kupwara district.

More details are emerging