A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning.
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However, the identity of the militant is yet to be ascertained, a police official said at the encounter site.
There were reports of stone throwing by locals.
“As the searches were being carried out, hiding militants opened fire and it was retaliated, triggering an encounter”.
Three rifles and one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) have been recovered from them, they said. “Operation is still going on. In the gunfight, three militants was killed”, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, north Kashmir, Gareeb Das.
The operation in the otherwise militancy-free area was launched after specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Huge participation of people in the funeral of slain militants over the last one year has become a major concern for security agencies in the Valley. “May be they are dead”, he said.
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Meanwhile, the security forces have succeeded in busting a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror module active in North Kashmir’s Handwara with the arrest of three terrorists.
