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Soldier killed as army foils LoC infiltration bid in Kupwara
Srinagar, Oct 27 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed and another injured on Thursday in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), a senior official said.
"One soldier was martyred and another injured when alert troops challenged a group of heavily armed terrorists on the LoC in Tangdhar sector," Army’s Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
The operation is still going on. The injured soldier has been shifted to hospital for treatment.