Indian Held Kashmir, India 3 killed

SRINAGAR: Indian force killed at least three Muslims and an Indian army soldier was also killed in two separate gunbattles in revolt-hit Kashmir, police said Sunday.

The overnight gunbattles took place during “cordon and search” operations launched by the army and backed by counter-insurgency police in the districts of Kupwara and Rajouri .

“Arms and pistols were recovered on the dead militants,” a police statement said in summer capital Srinagar.