Srinagar, February 22
An Army commando was on Thursday injured in a gunfight with militants, who managed to escape, in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.
Security forces launched a counter-insurgency operation in the Hajin area of Bandipora on Thursday morning following information about the presence of four militants there, sources said. As the troops were laying a cordon in the area, the militants opened indiscriminate fire at them and fled the spot.
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One Army commando of 31 Rashtriya Rifles was injured in the firing, sources said. PTI