Srinagar, Nov 16: Three militants, one of them injured, were “caught alive” during an ongoing operation by security forces since Tuesday in Kulgam district, where three more ultras, including a foreigner, are on the run.
“Following specific information about presence of a group of six militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) at Waltingu in Kulgam, a joint search operation was launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police, Army and CRPF on Tuesday,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muneer Khan, flanked by senior Army and CRPF officers, told a press conference.
However, he said when security forces were moving towards a particular area, militants hiding there, fired at them with automatic weapon.
The security force also retaliated ensuing in an encounter.
In the exchange of fire, Mr Khan said one Army solider of 10th Sikh regiment and a HM militant, Muzamil were killed.
