Srinagar: Three unidentified terrorists were killed in a gunfight in South Kashmir’s Tral Thursday morning.
The operation that was launched early Thursday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists is in progress.
Officials said a joint team of forces cordoned off Nader village of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
As the joint team of forces was zeroing in on the target, the terrorists hiding in the area opened fire and tried to break the security cordon. The joint team of forces returned fire, leading to a gunfight.
An unidentified terrorist was killed in the gunfight, but his body is yet to be recovered, officials said, adding that the operation is in progress and a joint team of forces is searching for other possible militants hiding in the area.
The encounter comes two days after security forces killed three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Officials say before the Tuesday encounter, only 14 local terrorists were listed in Valley.
