Kupwara, Aug 09 (ANI): Security forces launched a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir Tangdhar sector near Line of Control on Sunday, a day after a soldier was killed and two others injured in an overnight gun battle with militants. A heavy posse of security personnel with sophisticated weapons was seen combating the forested area in Kupwara district. Saturday's encounter broke out near Ragni post in Taya forests. According to an army statement, the Indian troops intercepted a group of militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir on Saturday. A fierce encounter took place between militants and security forces in which a soldier, Bashir Ahmed, lost his life. Ahmed's brother Abdul Razab, who is a paramilitary trooper said he had mixed reactions on his brother's death. People gathered outside Ahmed's house to convey their condolences to the family. The militant attacks in the disputed territory of Kashmir have stepped up recently.
