Militant killed during encounter at Pampore, operation on
Pulwama, June 18: A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight that broke out between militants and the security forces in Meej area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning.
An official said that a militant has been killed in exchange of fire so far while as operation is on.
Earlier an official said that a joint team of Police, army’s 50 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter.
As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area
Meanwhile as a precautionary measure, internet services have been snapped in Awantipora Police district.
Meanwhile, a local militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was arrested by security forces on Wednesday night in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
A senior police official said that a joint team of army’s Ist RR, CRPF and SOG of Jammu Kashmir police apprehended the militant from Janglatmandi hospital in Anantnag.
The officer identified the militant as Imran Nabi Dar son of Ghulam Nabi Dar a resident of Redwani Kulgam. A case in this connection has been filed and further investigations initiated,” he said. (KNO)
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