One militant was killed, as the security forces were engaged in twin gunfights with hiding militants in south and northern districts of the Kashmir valley.
The police identified the slain militant as Gulzar Ahmad Ganai resident of Wussan Pattan, Baramulla. “He exfilitrated in year 2018 and remained there for three years and six months before infiltrating back in the last week of April,” the police said.
“One terrorist has been killed. An AK rifle and three magazines recovered from the encounter site in north Kashmir’s Bandipora. The killed terrorist was a part of newly infiltrated terror group. A search for other two terrorists is in progress,” Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
