2 militants killed in Pulwama encounter

Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Saturday.

The encounter took place in the Dangerpora locality of  Pulwama town.

   

A police official said that police, army’s 55 RR, and CRPFcordoned off the locality in the morning following inputs about the presence ofmilitants.

“As the forces zeroed in towards the house the militants hadtaken shelter in, they came under heavy fire. The fire was retaliatedtriggering an encounter,” he said.

The guns blazed heavily on both sides till late afternoon.

“The security forces finally used heavy explosives andplanted Improvised Explosive Device (IED), razing the house to the ground,” thepolice official said. Another house was also damaged.

The police official said that bodies of two militants werelater retrieved.

The bodies of the militants were later taken to PoliceControl Room Srinagar.

Clashes between security forces and youths were reported invarious areas of Pulwama throughout the day.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said, “If anyfamily identifies the bodies, they will be allowed to participate in the burialat a safe place.”

A police official said the bodies would be taken to a faroff Baramulla village for burial.

Altaf Baba adds from Handwara:

An army soldier was injured in an ongoing gunfight betweenmilitants and security forces in Chanjmulla area of Handwara in north Kashmir’sKupwara district on Saturday.

“Two militants are believed to be trapped inside acowshed. The operation has not concluded yet,” SSP Handwara, Dr Sandeep,said.

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