Pulwama: A civilian and an army soldier were killed in exchange of fire between militants and soldiers in Pulwama district on late Sunday night, police said.
A police official said that militants fired upon army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Kakapora around 10:15 pm. “The militants first lobbed a grenade and later fired towards the camp. Soldiers retaliated the fire triggering a brief gun battle in which a civilian and a soldier were injured,” he said.
The injured were rushed to the hospital where a civilian identified as Bilal Ahmad Ganie- sumo driver by profession–son of Muhammad Ramzan Ganie of Narwa Pulwama and a soldier succumbed to their injuries.
Meanwhile, army’s Srinagar based spokesman said, “Militants carried out a stand-off attack at Kakapora camp and killed a soldier. Retaliatory action is going on.”