India News | 1 Militant Killed in Overnight Encounter in J-K's Pulwama
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. One militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday.
Srinagar, May 30 (PTI) One militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday.
The encounter started at Gundipora in Pulwama on Sunday night after security forces launched a cordon and search operation to track militants in the area.
One militant was shot dead on Monday morning, police said.
Kashmir zone Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Sunday night said Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including the killer of constable Reyaz Ahmad, were trapped in the encounter with security forces.
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The constable was killed in Pulwama on May 13.
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