Srinagar: Three unidentified militants had been killed and a civilian injured in an encounter with safety forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police stated.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tikken region of Pulwama district in the early hours of Wednesday following data about presence of militants there, a police official stated. He stated the search operation turned into an encounter immediately after militants opened fire on the safety forces, who retaliated.
Two ultras had been killed in the initial stages of the operation, the official stated, adding a civilian also sustained injuries through the exchange of fire amongst the two sides. The third militant place up some resistance prior to becoming neutralized by the safety forces, he stated. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was becoming ascertained, he added.