NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Five unidentified militants were killed in an anti-militancy operation of the security forces in Kulgam in South Kashmir on Friday.
On the second day of the operation, the official said the operation launched on Thursday evening in Kulgam’s Samno, had entered the final stage. Five militants had been killed so far and the area was being sanitised, the officials said.
The encounter site rattled with a fresh exchange of fire on Friday morning. Earlier, security forces had halted the operation in the night and installed lights at the encounter site. The hiding militants were encircled during a search operation in Samno area and the security forces came under heavy fire as they approached the spot where the militants were hiding.
Officials said the identification of the slain militants was being established.
In a separate encounter, another terrorist was killed in Guller Gabbar village of Rajouri district. Based on specific information, an operation was launched this morning by a joint team of police, army and CRPF in the Behrote area under the Budhal police station limits, a police spokesperson said.
One AK-47 rifle, three magazines, three grenades and a pouch have been recovered from the encounter site, the spokesperson said. The area is under cordon and search is going on, the official said, adding that the identity of the terrorist was being ascertained.
(Manas Dasgupta)
