Srinagar: Three militants were killed in a gunfight with armred forces in Sugoo Hendhama area of Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
A cordon-and-search operation was launched in the Sugoo Hendhama area of Shopian in the morning on receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
He said the operation turned into a gunfight after the militants fired upon a search party of the forces.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar (IPS) told news agency GNS that three militants were killed in the operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained.
Mobile Internet has been suspended in the Shopian district.
This is the third gunfight in Shopian in four days. Nine Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a commander, were killed in two gunbattles with the armed forces on Sunday and Monday.
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