Pulwama in J&K gears up for Assembly elections
Pulwama district, a key region in the electoral landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, is ready for the upcoming Assembly elections, which will take place there during the first phase.
A civilian was killed and a soldier injured late on Sunday evening, when militants attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said.
Militants fired at a camp of 50 Rashtriya Rifles in Kakapor area which was returned, triggering a brief encounter. An army soldier and a civilian were injured in the firing exchanges, police said.
The civilian identified as Bilal Ahmad Ganai, taxi driver by profession, later succumbed to critical injuries, it added. Taking advantage of darkness, the militants escaped.
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