Srinagar, 09 Dec, KDC: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with government forces on Wednesday in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district; police said adding that a civilian sustained injuries in the gunfight.
Government forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of the day on receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the security forces were fired upon.
All the three Al-Badr militants have been killed in the operation, the official said; adding civilian also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.
The Three were identified by the police as Mehraj-ud-Din Lone resident of Arigam Pulwama, Umer Ali resident of Dadsara Tral and Umar Farooq resident of Sugan Shopian. All the killed militants were affiliated with proscribed militant outfit Al-Badr.
As per police records, the killed militants were part of groups involved in many crime cases including planning & executing several major militant attacks on security forces.
Police in a statement to news agency KDC said “Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes.”
Keeping in view the prevailing pandemic and to ensure the safety of people from inherent risk of contracting the infection, the dead bodies of the killed militants shall be sent to Baramulla for their burial & last rites after completion of medico-legal formalities. The nearest family members of the killed militants shall be allowed to participate in the last rites at Baramulla.
In this connection a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been initiated. (KDC)
