Srinagar: Three militants were killed and an army trooper injured in the ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in Zadoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Official sources told Global News Service that three militants have been killed whose identity is yet to be ascertained.
One army trooper who received a bullet wound was subsequently shifted to 92 Base hospital for treatment.
Earlier, a joint team of Police, Army’s 50RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Zadoora.
As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the joint team triggering off an encounter. GNS