File photo of Indian army. PHOTO: REUTERS
The colonel was leading an operation against suspected separatists in a village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district when he came under fire.
A policemen and two separatists were also killed in the encounter, police superintendent Tahir Saleem said.
The officer killed was awarded a gallantry medal for his service in Kashmir.
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