Jahangeer Ganaie
Bijbehara, Dec 26 : A militant has been killed in a gunfight between government forces and militants in K Kalan area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Sunday .
A senior police officer told the news agency— Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a unidentified militant has been killed of Kandipora Bijbehara.
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering a gunfight.
Pertinently, four militants were killed in two separate encounters today including two in Chowgam area of Shopian and two in Hardimir area of Tral—(KNO)
