KNB News Desk
Srinagar 13 August (KNB): One unidentified militant has been killed in an encounter in Mir Bazar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, said IGP-K Vijay Kumar on Friday morning.
IGP, who was quoted by police saying that one militant has been killed so far in the encounter, which started yesterday afternoon in Kuglam.
During the providing of an update related to the encounter, IGP also said that the search of the encounter site, a building, is yet to be done.
The encounter had started in Mir Bazar area of Kulgam after militants fired upon a BSF convoy on National Highway and the attack was responded by forces with retaliation of fires, which later on triggered the encounter after the trapping of militants, as per IGP.
Although the identity of the slain militant is not known yet, but it was believed that the two trapped militants in the encounter site were affiliated to LeT outfit.
However, till late last night there was official confirmation regarding any casualty in the encounter although two security forces and two civilians had injured in the operation. (KNB)