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After para-commando, militant killed in Kupwara gunfight

Srinagar: In an ongoing gunfight at Kandi forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, a militant’s body was recovered on Thursday, army official said.

On Wednesday, a para-commando was killed in the same gunfight. The deceased was identified as Sepoy Mukul Meena of army’s 3 para-commando.

The identification of the militant killed last evening is being ascertained, the official said. His body was recovered Thursday morning along with an AK- 47 rifle and other ammunition.

“The operation launched on Tuesday afternoon is still going on in the area,” the official said.

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