Kashmir: Suspected militant killed in gunfight in Kulgam, two security forces personnel injured

A suspected militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, the police said. Two security forces personnel and two civilians were injured.

The gunfight broke out on Thursday after two militants fired at a Border Security Force convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. “The fire was retaliated by an ROP [road opening party] of police and security forces,” a police spokesperson told PTI.

The spokesperson added that the Army also reached the spot and sealed the area.

After the security forces chased the militants, they hid in a building in Malpora area of Kulgam, Greater Kashmir reported. One of them was shot dead. The police evacuated 22 civilians from the area.

The militant killed in the encounter was affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba, Vijay Kumar, inspector general of police, Kashmir range, said, according to The Hindu.

The police recovered AK-47 rifles and grenades from the spot of the gunfight. “A major incident [has been] averted,” Kumar said. “Congratulations to CRPF, Army and Police.”

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