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Indian soldier killed in gunfight with militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

An Indian military trooper was killed and another wounded Thursday in a gunfight on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said.

The gunfight, according to the Indian military, broke out in Tanghdar sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 152 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Today troops intercepted a group of infiltrators attempting to infiltrate inside our territory," a defense official said. "The infiltrators fired upon the troops which was retaliated. However, in the ensuing gunfight a trooper was killed and another wounded."

Reports said reinforcements have been rushed to the spot to trace infiltrators and searches were going on in the area.

LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India- and Pakistan-controlled parts.

A guerrilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989. The gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently across the region.

New Delhi blames Islamabad for infiltrating militants into Indian-controlled Kashmir. However, Islamabad denies the charge saying it only provides moral and political support to Kashmiris.

Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their Independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir. Endit