An Army soldier and six militants were killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, officials said.
A civilian was also killed, while over a dozen were injured in clashes that broke out at the encounter site following the gunfight, the officials said.
The slain soldier has been identified as Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani (38) of Cheki Ashmuji village in Kulgam.
The gunfight broke at Kapran village of Shopian around 1.30 am when a joint team of the police, Army and CRPF were carrying a cordon and search operation after a specific input about the presence of militants in the area.