A local woman identified as Firdousa was killed in “cross firing”, said police. (Representational)
Five militants have been killed and 10 security personnel injured in three separate incidents, including an encounter, in the Valley in the past 24 hours. In another incident on Friday evening, police said militants lobbed two grenades towards an army camp at Shadimarg area in Pulwama, leading to a gunfight. A local woman identified as Firdousa was killed in “cross firing”, said police.
Army officers said they foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control by killing three militants in north Kashmir's Uri area. They said soldiers guarding the Line of Control intercepted a group of militants in Boniyar forest at Uri on Thursday morning and the militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight.
A senior Army officer in Srinagar told The Indian Express Friday that the operation continued till Thursday evening. “In the search operation after the gunfight, we recovered three bodies,” the officer said
The Army said four AK-47 rifles and four haversacks have been recovered from the area. “Three #terrorist killed. 04 AK-47 & 04 Haversacks recovered. Operation in progress,”…
