Srinagar

Pursuing credible leads of the presence of militants SFs started the search in the Hakoora area of Islamabad district, police said.

“While the search was going on the hiding militants fired upon the search party. The fire was retaliated by the security forces ensuring an encounter. In the said encounter, 3 militants were killed which include Eesa Fazli of Srinagar,  Syed Owais of Kokernag and a third militant whose identity is being ascertained,” said a police spokesman in a statement.

“In the process arms and ammunition which included AK 47 rifles, pistols, hand grenades etc were recovered from the encounter site. Further, in the said incident, no collateral damage has taken place,” he said.

“It is pertinent to mention that among the killed militants, one was involved in a recent attack on a police guard post at Soura in which one police constable had attained martyrdom,” Police added.

The spokesman said that in this connection a case has been registered and the investigation has been started under the relevant provisions of the law by the Police.

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