3 militants killed in gunfight in Jammu & Kashmir''s Anantnag

Srinagar, March 12

Three militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said.

“Pursuing credible leads on the presence of militants, security forces started search operation in the Hakoora area of Anantnag district in the wee hours of Monday morning.

“While the searches were going on, hiding militants fired upon the search party. The fire was retaliated by the security forces leading to an encounter,” a police statement said.

The three militants killed in the gunfight were identified as Eesa Fazli of Srinagar, Syed Owais and Sabzar Ahmad Sofi, both belonging to Anantnag district.

The police have recovered arms and ammunition, including AK 47 rifles, pistols and hand grenades from the encounter site. No collateral damage was reported.

“Among the slain militants, one was involved in a recent attack on a police guard post at Soura in which a police constable was killed,” the police statement said. IANS