Srinagar\/Anantnag
\nMilitants unleashed a fresh wave of violence on Friday, leaving a soldier, woman and an elderly man dead and three others injured across the Valley.<\/p>\n
The day began with the killing of a soldier in a gunfight in north Kashmir\u2019s Kupwara district in the wee hours.<\/p>\n
The gunfight erupted at Kralgund in Handwara, some 90 km from Srinagar, when joint teams of the police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation after inputs about militant presence.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the searches were being carried out, militants hiding in the area opened fire on the forces, critically wounding a soldier,\u201d the police said. \u201cThe soldier was shifted to the Army\u2019s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar, where he succumbed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Srinagar-based defence spokesman identified the slain soldier as Rifleman Ram Babu Shahi, 25, a resident of Chitwan in Nepal.<\/p>\n
Sources said militants managed to escape after the shooting. A massive combing operation was later launched to trace the militants.<\/p>\n
A brief gunfight also broke out at Mir Mohalla in Bandipora district during a cordon and search operation. However, again the militants managed to give the security forces the slip. During the CASO, clashes broke out between the protesters and the forces.<\/p>\n
A police officer from Pulwama said 38-year-old Shameema Akhtar of Koil village was shot dead in Drubgam village. The incident, according to the police, took place about 1 pm today.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe woman was visiting her parents in Drubgam. She was shot just outside her parent\u2019s house,\u201d the officer said. \u201cPreliminary reports suggest that the Hizbul Mujahideen was behind the killing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not more than 15 minutes after the woman was shot dead, a 70-year-old civilian was killed and three others were injured in a grenade attack in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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