Three suspected militants and an army officer have been killed in two separate gun battles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Indian army said on Saturday.
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Army soldiers laid a cordon in a forested area in southern Kishtwar district on Wednesday following a tip that a group of insurgents was operating there, an army statement said.
A search in the area by soldiers led to a firefight with militants, initially leaving one militant dead late on Wednesday, the statement said.
It added that despite inclement weather, troops maintained their cordon in the area, triggering more exchanges of gunfire that resulted in the killing of two more militants on Saturday.
The army did not report any casualties on its side.
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However, in another incident, the Indian army said its soldiers in southern Akhnoor area intercepted a group of militants close to the heavily militarised Line of Control dividing the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan late on Friday. Fighting ensued during which one army officer was killed, it said.