3 Militants Who Tortured J&K Constable Killed in Kulgam, Encounter Underway
The official said the search operation turned into a gun-battle as the militants fired upon the forces, prompting retaliation.
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New Delhi: Three terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam in an operation that was launched a day after a police constable in the same district was kidnapped and killed.
"Three bodies of terrorists recovered with three weapons so far from encounter site," said Shesh Paul Vaid, Director General of Police, J&K.
The encounter, however, is still underway.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Khudwani area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
The official said the search operation turned into a gun-battle as the militants fired upon the forces, prompting retaliation.
The police said some people have started throwing stones at the security forces.
Yesterday, gunmen barged inside the residence of constable Mohd Saleem Shah and abducted him. He was taken to an undisclosed location and his body was later recovered from near the ghat at Odipora in the southern district.
"Three bodies of terrorists recovered with three weapons so far from encounter site," said Shesh Paul Vaid, Director General of Police, J&K.
The encounter, however, is still underway.
Terrorists group that tortured our colleague CT Mohd Saleem of Kulgam & killed him brutally are all trapped in an encounter with J&K Police/Army/CRPF in Khudwani Kulgam.
— Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) July 22, 2018
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Khudwani area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
The official said the search operation turned into a gun-battle as the militants fired upon the forces, prompting retaliation.
The police said some people have started throwing stones at the security forces.
Yesterday, gunmen barged inside the residence of constable Mohd Saleem Shah and abducted him. He was taken to an undisclosed location and his body was later recovered from near the ghat at Odipora in the southern district.