Pulwama gunfight: 3rd militant killed after family fails to convince him for surrender

Srinagar: Third militant was killed in the ongoing encounter in Hakripora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Quoting official sources, Global News Service (GNS) reported that the third militant has been killed in the operation. However, the identity of the slain militants could not be ascertained.

“His (the third militant’s) family was brought to the encounter site to convince him to surrender, however, he refused to surrender,” the sources said.

Sources told GNS that all the three militants belong to Lashkar-e-Toiba.

Pertinently, two militants were killed in another encounter in Shopian last night. GNS