Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
A gunbattle broke out in Pulwama town of the south Kashmir district after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
Published: 14 Jul 2021, 8:42 AM IST
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated.
Three militants were killed in the gunbattle.
Published: 14 Jul 2021, 8:42 AM IST
"One of the slain terrorists had been identified as LeT commander Aijaz @abu Huraira," the official said, adding the slain ultra was a Pakistani national.
The official said a search operation was going on in the area.
Published: 14 Jul 2021, 8:42 AM IST
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Published: 14 Jul 2021, 8:42 AM IST