Thursday, November 14News and updates from Kashmir

Kulgam encounter: Two ‘unidentified’ militants killed

Danishwar Hameed

Two militants have been killed so far in an encounter between militants and Government forces in the Trubji area of Nowpora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Monday.

Earlier official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday a joint group of RR,  CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in Nowpora area of Kulgam, launched a cordon and search operation.

The hiding militants opened fire on the troopers during the cordon, triggering an encounter.

During the following exchange of gunfire, two militants have been killed, they said.

As per the latest reports, the operation is still going on.

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