Three terrorists and a woman were killed and two Army jawans injured in an encounter in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence spokesperson said in Friday.
Acting on specific information, troops of 5 Jat Battalion and 13 Rashtriya Rifles on Thursday night cordoned off Chakiban area near Bandipora, 55 kilometres from Srinagar.
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The terrorists opened fire on the troops and in the ensuing gunfight three terrorists were killed and two Army jawans injured.
One Sara Begum, apparently caught in the cross-fire, was also killed, the spokesman added.
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