Militant killed in Bandipora encounter, search ops on
Suhail Rather
Bandipora, Aug 03: An unidentified militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in DardGund area of Chandaji in North kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday morning.
An officer sais that a Joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation after “specific inputs” about the presence of militants in DardGund area of Chandaji.
“As the security forces approached near the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter,” he said, adding that an unidentified militant has been killed, while search operation was going on.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police in a Tweet also confirmed that an unidentified militant has been killed and search operation was going on in the area.