Four militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, PTI reported quoting defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia. Three Army jawans and a policeman also sustained injuries, said the police.
The identities of the militants and the group with which they were associated are yet to be ascertained. The police recovered four rifles and ammunition from the site of the encounter.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lassipora area of Pulwama district after getting information about the presence of militants. The operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the search party.
The police advised citizens not to venture inside the area where the encounter took place, due to the possibility that stray explosive materials were still present there. “People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitised and cleared of all the explosives materials if any,” they added.
On March 28, the security forces killed a suspected militant in a gunbattle in Handwara of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The militant was identified as Danish Ahmad Dar, who was associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad extremist group.
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