Militant Killed
A militant was on Friday killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Srinagar: A militant was on Friday killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Thursday, following information about the presence of militants, a police official said.
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Militants killed
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire at a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
The cordon was maintained throughout the night and in the early hours of Friday, one militant was killed, the official said.
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