<p>An armyman and an engineering-graduate-turned-militant were killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday. </p>.<div class="3D" socmaildefaultfont=""><div>A police spokesman said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nowbug-Kund village of Kulgam on Tuesday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of two to three militants in the area.</div><div> </div><div>"As the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them, triggering an encounter," he said. In the initial firing, two armymen and a policeman were injured who were shifted to army's 92-Base hospital in Srinagar. One of the army personnel succumbed to injuries.</div><div> </div><div>In retaliatory action by security forces, one militant identified as Muzamil Badroo was killed. According to local media reports, he was a BTech and was associated with the Hizbul outfit. He had joined militant ranks three years ago.</div><div> </div><div>Sources said two other militants who were trapped in the cordon managed to flee from the encounter site. The operation was called off later in the evening.</div><div> </div><div>There was another encounter in Laam village of Tral after militants fired upon a search party of security forces. The search operation was called off later. Sources said the militants managed to escape.</div><div> </div><div>The latest encounters came a day after two militants were killed in a brief shootout with security forces in Rajwar area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.</div></div>
<p>An armyman and an engineering-graduate-turned-militant were killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday. </p>.<div class="3D" socmaildefaultfont=""><div>A police spokesman said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nowbug-Kund village of Kulgam on Tuesday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of two to three militants in the area.</div><div> </div><div>"As the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them, triggering an encounter," he said. In the initial firing, two armymen and a policeman were injured who were shifted to army's 92-Base hospital in Srinagar. One of the army personnel succumbed to injuries.</div><div> </div><div>In retaliatory action by security forces, one militant identified as Muzamil Badroo was killed. According to local media reports, he was a BTech and was associated with the Hizbul outfit. He had joined militant ranks three years ago.</div><div> </div><div>Sources said two other militants who were trapped in the cordon managed to flee from the encounter site. The operation was called off later in the evening.</div><div> </div><div>There was another encounter in Laam village of Tral after militants fired upon a search party of security forces. The search operation was called off later. Sources said the militants managed to escape.</div><div> </div><div>The latest encounters came a day after two militants were killed in a brief shootout with security forces in Rajwar area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.</div></div>
