Pulwama: One unidentified militant was killed in a gunfight between security forces and militants in Naina Batpora area of Litter hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district while as another militant is holed up in a structure separate from the mosque while as security forces are taking every precaution to ensure no damage is caused to the mosque.
A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that one unidentified militant has been killed and his identification is being ascertained. He said that the operation is on in the area.
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which retaliated, triggering a gunfight.
Meanwhile, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar told KNO that two militants were holed up in a structure separate from the mosque. “We have taken every precaution to ensure that no damage happens to the mosque. One militant has been neutralised. Operation in progress,” he said—(KNO)
