2 militants killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, March 10, 2016: Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Meanwhile, the gunfight between the security forces and militants is still going on.

"A gunfight has started in Awantipora (Pulwama) plant nursery area between troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police and the militants," a senior police officer said.

"Initially the militants had been engaged in a gunfight by the security forces in Puchal (Kakapora) village of the same district, but managed to escape to the plant nursery in Awantipora where firing exchanges are now going on.

"Because the militants escaped from one place to the other, the security forces have laid a cordon around a larger area now to ensure that the militants are prevented from escaping," said the official.

Reports from the area said heavy firing exchanges were going on there.

Earlier on Wednesday, security forces recovered an AK-47 rifle after a brief gunfight with the guerrillas in Hadoora (Wanihama) village of Ganderbal district.

Initial reports had said about eight to nine guerrillas including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander were involved in the gunfight with the security forces but there was no official word on whether the top LeT commander had managed to escape from the site or not.