Thursday, October 17News and updates from Kashmir

Two day old militant likely killed in Bijbehara encounter

Suhail Dar

One Militant has been killed during an encounter in Anantnag’s Roi Kalan area of Bijbehara.

A police official said that one unidentified militant has been killed during the exchange of gunfire between militants and Government forces in the area.

He said that incriminating material has been recovered from his possession, while the search operation is still on at the encounter site.

Sources meanwhile told The Kashmiriyat that Faheem Bhat resident of Kandipora area in Bijbehara who had been missing from his home since December 23 has been killed during the encounter.

Officials had earlier said that he refused to surrender after he was offered a chance to surrender.

 

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