Bandipora: An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing military operation in Salinder forest area of Bandipora district of north Kashmir, police said, adding the search for the other two is in progress.
In a tweet while quoting IGP Kashmir, the Kashmir Police Zone wrote, “01 militant killed. 01 AK rifle, 03 magazines recovered. The killed militant was a part of newly infiltrated militant group. Search for other 02 militants is in progress”.
Earlier, a joint team of police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area.
Pertinently, another operation against militants is underway in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The operation, officials said, began after a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the forest area.
As the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them triggering the operation.
This is the second military operation Anantnag witnessed in the last 24 hours. On May 10, 2022, the military operation started in Kreeri Dooru area of Anantnag. The operation ended with the killing of two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants.
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