SRINAGAR: One more militant was killed in an encounter with the counter-insurgent forces on Thursday in Kandipora village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district taking the death toll of militants to two, an official said.
He said that one more militant was killed in the gunfight in Kandipora village of Bijbehara.
#AnantnagEncounterUpdate: 01 more #unidentified #terrorist killed (total 02). Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/NMwijpIOH2
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) March 11, 2021
He added that the identity and group affiliation of slain militants were being ascertained.
Earlier, police had said that one militant was killed in the encounter on Thursday.