A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and militants in Srinder forest area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said.
The officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that one unidentified militant has been killed in the operation that took place in the Srinder woods of the district.
The Inspector-General of Jammu Kashmir Police said that 01 militant was killed and 01 AK rifle along with 03 magazines were recovered from the possession of the slain militant. “The killed militant was a part of the newly infiltrated militant group. Search for other two militants is in progress,” he said.
Earlier, the encounter broke out shortly after joint security forces including army’s 14RR, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off the area following inputs about the presence of militants there—(KNO)