Jammu and Kashmir: Three militants, minor boy killed in gunfights in Shopian, Bandipora

Three militants and a minor were killed in separate gunfights on Friday in Shopian and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of militants killed over the past 24 hours to five, officials said.

Two militants were killed in an overnight gunbattle in Hajinarea of Bandipora district, an army official said.

   

The operation against the militants was started on Thursdaybut the security forces had to proceed with caution as two civilians were stuckin the house where militants were trapped, police said.

While one civilian was rescued Thursday evening, the other— a minor — was killed during the operation, a police official said.

Witnesses said that he forces razed the house to the groundduring the operation. All the three bodies – two militants and the minor boy –were charred.

A militant was killed on Friday in an encounter with theforces in Shopian district.

The forces launched a cordon and search operation inImamsahib area of Shopian in south Kashmir following information about presenceof militants there, the army official said.

He said the militants opened fired on the forces, whoretaliated, triggering a gun battle.

One militant has been killed so far in the ongoingoperation, the official said, adding that the identity and group affiliation ofthe slain ultra was being ascertained.

Another gun battle broke out between militants and forces inSopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a police official said.

He said no casualties have been reported so far in theoperation that is going on in Warpora area of Sopore.

Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed in an encounterwith the forces at Kalantara in Baramulla district on Thursday while threesecurity force personnel, including an officer, suffered injuries during theoperation.

A police spokesman said one of the slain militants was AmirRasool, a local from Sopore, while the other was a non local. (With PTI inputs)

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