Three LeT militants have been killed in a gunfight between government forces and militants in Munjh Marg area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Tuesday.
A senior police officer told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that three militants affiliated with LeT have been killed and the search operation is on in the area.
“Among 03 neutralised local terrorists, 02 identified as Lateef Lone of Shopian, involved in killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Shri Purana Krishna Bhat & Umer Nazir of Anantnag, involved in killing of Till Bahadur Thapa of Nepal. 01 AK 47 rifle & 2 pistols recovered,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted, quoting ADGP Kashmir
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering ag gunfight. (KNO)
