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Three Jaish militants, policeman killed in Baramulla encounter

Three non-local Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants and a policeman were killed in an encounter in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday.

"We've killed three Pakistani militants of the JeM during a chance encounter, while several checkpoints were set up in the area. One police personnel also got killed," Inspector General of Police (IGP)-Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.

He said the deceased militants had been active in the area for three-four months. "We were tracking them. Till now, this year, we have killed 22 Pakistani militants," the IGP said.

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