3 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounter
Srinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least 3 terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of South Kashmir during wee hours of Monday, police said.
According to official, by pursuing credible leads on presence of terrorists, forces started search in the Hakoora Village of Anantnag Town in South Kashmir.
While the search was going on the hiding terrorists fired upon the search party.
The fire was retaliated by the security forces which started an encounter.
In the said encounter ,3 terrorists were killed, which include Eesa Fazli of Srinagar, Syed Owais of Kokernag and a third militant whose Identity is not known so far.
In the process, arms and ammunition, which include AK 47 rifles ,pistols ,hand grenades etc, were recovered from the encounter site.
Further, in the said incident no collateral damage has taken place.
"It is pertinent to mention that among the killed terrorists ,one was involved in a recent attack on a police guard post at Soura in which one police constable was killed," the official said.
In this connection, a case has been registered and an investigation has been started under the relevant provisions of the law by the police.
Meanwhile, authorities have impose restrictions in some parts of Srinagar to ensure law and order while all educational institutions will remain off on Monday.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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