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| Militant killed in encounter | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Aug 8
An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today, official sources said.
The encounter took place at Bawan-Watsar village of Handwara when a joint party of Police and Rashtriya Rifles launched a search operation in the village following information about presence of militants, the sources said.
The sources said hiding militants opened fire and in the ensuing gunbattle, a militant was shot dead.
The identity and group affiliation of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately as the operation in the village was still continuing when last reports were received, the sources said. |
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