3 militants killed in Kulgam encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

3 militants killed in Kulgam encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

Three militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter in the Lower Munda area of Qazigund, Kulgam on Monday.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday
  • Three terrorists have been killed
  • Security forces have launched a search operation in Hiranagar, Kathua district along the Jammu-Pathankot highway

Three militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter in the Lower Munda area of Qazigund, Kulgam on Monday.

A search operation going on.

The militants fired on a patrol party at Lower Munda in the Qazigund area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said.

He said security forces retaliated and the gunfight is going on.

Security forces have launched a search operation in Hiranagar, Kathua district along the Jammu-Pathankot highway after some suspicious movement is noticed.

(With inputs from Sunil Ji Bhatt)

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