Two Indian soldiers killed days ahead of Kashmir polls


Representational image. - Photo: Indian army

NEW DELHI: A gunfight with suspected militants left two Indian soldiers dead and two others injured in Kashmir, days before local elections in the disputed Himalayan region.

Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a rise in clashes between rebels and security forces ahead of the first local assembly polls in the region for a decade.

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