A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.
Militant killedSecurity forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora area of Pampore in south Kashmir district on Thursday, following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
He said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.
Militant killed
The injured persons were rushed to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment, the official added.
The security forces maintained a tight cordon of the area throughout the night and in the exchange of firing on Friday morning, one militant was killed, he said.
