Srinagar, June 29 (UNI) Security forces shot dead a militant during an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said.
The gunfight erupted a day ahead of the start of Amarnath Yatra from Kashmir.
Police said the encounter erupted at Nawapora, Mir Bazar in Kulgam during an anti militancy operation which was launched by joint forces following an input about the presence of militants.
“As the security forces cordoned the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists opened fire, triggering a gunfight,” a security official said. ?In the gunfight so far one terrorist has been killed.”
This is the second gunfight in Kulgam district in last three days. On June 27, two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed at Trubji village in Nowpora-Kherpora area of Kulgam district,
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