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Indian soldier killed in held Kashmir battle with fighters: army

By AFP
May 23, 2025
Security personnel stand guard as Hindu devotees begin their pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath from a base camp in Pahalgam on June 29, 2024. — AFP/File
Security personnel stand guard as Hindu devotees begin their pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath from a base camp in Pahalgam on June 29, 2024. — AFP/File

NEW DELHI: An Indian soldier was killed on Thursday during heavy clashes with freedom fighters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the army said, reporting that a “fierce gunfight” was ongoing.

The soldier had “sustained grievous injuries in the exchange of fire” and had died “despite best medical efforts”, the Indian army´s White Knight Corps said. The army said earlier on Thursday it was carrying out operations with police to “neutralise the terrorists” and that reinforcements had been called in.