Three terrorists killed, one civilian injured in Pulwama encounter

SRINAGAR: Three terrorists killed and one civilian got shot in his leg when terrorists opened fire during an encounter with security forces on Wednesday. According to sources, the civilian is stable now.

The security forces launched a search operation in Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of Wednesday following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He informed that the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated.

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Two ultras were killed in the initial stages of the operation, the official said, adding a civilian also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire between the two sides. The third militant put up some resistance before being neutralized by the security forces, he said. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was being ascertained, he added.

In a separate incident, three civilians were injured in a grenade attack at Singhpora, Pattan in Baramulla. They have been shifted to a hospital.

Last month, four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city. The encounter started after a vehicle, in which the terrorists were travelling, was intercepted by security forces personnel near the Ban toll plaza of Nagrota on the highway.

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