A soldier and three suspected freedom fighter, including the nephew of JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar, were killed in a gun battle in Indian-held Kashmir, officials claimed Tuesday. Indian forces surrounded a home in the southern town of Pulwama late Monday after being tipped off about the presence of senior commanders from the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group.
"Three terrorists belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit and an army soldier were killed in the encounter which raged last night," Munir Ahmed Khan, inspector general of police, told AFP. Two of the freedom fighters killed in the firefight were Pakistanis and one Indian, police claimed.