One soldier, two militants killed in Handwara forest encounter

Handwara (Jammu and Kashmir), July 4 (ANI): One soldier and two militants were killed Saturday during a major gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara District.

Preliminary reports said that the encounter between the security forces and the militants was still raging on in Rajwada forest area of the North Kashmir district.

Sources quoted security forces as saying that more militants are hiding in the forest. (ANI)