J-K: One militant killed in Bandipora encounter, gunfight underway
Mangalore Today News Network
New Delhi/Srinagar, Sep 22, 2016: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning, police said.
The gunfight broke out in Aragam Chitti Bandi village in the district after security personnel were tipped off about the presence of militants there.
The encounter comes three days after militants believed to be from Pakistan attacked an army camp in Uri .
A week before the army base attack, a policeman and four intruders were killed in a gunfight in Jammu’s Poonch.
Read | Soldier, eight infiltrators killed in two separate Kashmir encounters
Meanwhile, there was increased deployment and stricter restrictions in Srinagar city ahead of march call by the joint separatist leadership.
The separatist leaders have called for a march to the “uptown areas” of Srinagar and Anantnag.
The separatists have extended the strike to September 29 and Kashmir remained shut for the 76th straight day.
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