Anantnag: The militants who exchanged gunfire with a joint team of police and army in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district have escaped from the operation site, officials said on Thursday.
They said that there was no further exchange of fire following the “initial firefight” near Marhama area of Bijbhera in the district. “The militants it seems escaped in the initial phase taking advantage of darkness,” a senior officer said.
He said that the “operation” was called off late last night itself after there was no fresh contact with the militants.
The operation started on Wednesday late in the afternoon after the joint team launched a joint cordon-and-search operation of the area based on a specific input about the presence of militants.
As the joint team approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering the operation. (GNS)
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