NIL

3 militants killed in encounter in south Kashmir

by IBNS 02 Sep 2014, 12:18 am

#south Kashmir

Pulwama, Sep 2 (IBNS): Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in a village at Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir, media reports said.

A fierce gun battle between security forces and armed militants started early Tuesday morning. The ultras were were holed up in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, reports said.

According to sources, the security forces launched a search drive on Monday late evening in the Rajpora area acting on a specific tip off that three local militants were hiding in the region. 

 
The militants  reportedly opened fire to break the security blanket. 
 
A joint team of the army and police officers cordoned off the entire area laying concertina wires. 
 
Search lights were also put up around the village of Hajan Balla to stop the movement of militants under the cover of darkness.

Army sources said, the operation was halted for several hours during the night, which resumed Tuesday early morning. 
 
The exchange of bullets continued for about 5 hours before the last militant was killed.
 
If media reports are to be believed, top Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Altaf Rather was among the dead terrorists. 

Top Headlines

Related Videos
Video

Taste of America, Indian style

by India Blooms 09 Jul 2015, 03:37 am

Video

Love is the Drug

by Hannah Cornett 01 Jun 2015, 02:00 am

Video

Can India benefit from Kentucky coal?

by ibns 30 Jan 2015, 02:12 am

Video

Bollywood weekly round up

by ians 11 Aug 2014, 01:44 am

Related Photos
Rathayatra 2025: Glimpses of the preparation in north Kolkata's Tarak Pramanik Bari

Rathayatra 2025: Glimpses of the preparation in north Kolkata's Tarak Pramanik Bari

by Trans World Features 26 Jun 2025, 12:39 pm

In images : Minister Kiren Rijiju wishes Shilpa Shetty on her birthday

In images : Minister Kiren Rijiju wishes Shilpa Shetty on her birthday

by India Blooms News Service 08 Jun 2025, 10:40 pm

In Images: PM Modi addresses rally in West Bengal in his four-state visit tour

In Images: PM Modi addresses rally in West Bengal in his four-state visit tour

by Trans World Features 29 May 2025, 10:45 am