Six militants killed in Tral gunfight
SRINAGAR, DEC 22 (PTK): Six militants have been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Armpora village of Tral in Pulwama Saturday morning.
The gunfight ensued after government including army’s 42RR, 180 BN CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a cordon and search operation in the village. “The militants hiding in a residential house fired on the forces triggering a gunfight,” reports said.
Official sources confirmed that six militants have been killed in the gunfight.
The six have been identified a Soliha Mohammad Akhoon son of Ghulam Mohammad Akhoon of Arampora, Rasik Mir son of Ghulam Qadir, Rouf Mir son of Ghulam Nabi, Umer Ramzan son of Mohammad Ramzan Mir, residents of Dadsara, Nadeem Sofi son of Mohammad Muzaffar Sofi of Batgund, Tral at present Dadsara and Faisal Javid Khanday son of Javid Khanday of Amlar Awantipora.
Meanwhile, authorities have snapped mobile internet services in parts of Pulwama including Tral and Awantipora.
A police spokesperson later in a statement said that on a credible input about the presence of militants in Arampora area of Awantipora, a cordon and search operation was launched by government forces in the area Saturday morning.
“As the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the militants. The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight.”
In the ensuing encounter, six militants were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. “Their identities and affiliations are being ascertained.”
The spokesperson said that no “collateral damage” took place during the encounter.
He said that incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. (PTK)
