Three militants killed in Kashmir gunfight
21-January-2019
Three militants were killed on Monday in a daylong gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district.
Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that searches were still going on in the area.
The exact identity of slain men was being ascertained, police said.
Security forces had started a cordon and search operation on Monday in the Hapatnar forests of Chrar-e-Sharief area of Badgam following information about the presence of militants there.
The militants fired at the security forces, triggering a gun battle.
Meanwhile, protests broke out near the gunfight site between civilian protesters and security personnel who used tear smoke canisters to quell the mob.
Authorities suspended mobile Internet services in Badgam district as a precaution. - IANS
IIM Grad and First-Generation Entrepreneur Anish Popli's ProcMart Secures Rs 250 Crore in Series B Funding
First Indian Space Tourist Talks Dreams and Inspiration Before Blue Origin Flight
Former MLA Rathod Bapu Rao Switches from BJP to Congress in Telangana
Zerodha Co-Founder Nikhil Kamath Launches 'WTFund' to Support Young Entrepreneurs
Firing At Salman Khan’s Mumbai Residence: Delhi Police Launch Probe