Srinagar, Mar 16 (PTI) An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Wednesday, police said.

Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Nowgam area of the city, the security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation there, a police official said.

Also Read | High Court Remarks That Students Forced To Go Ukraine, Points Out Vacant Seats in PG Medical Courses.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter when the militants opened fire at the security personnel, who retaliated.

In the ensuing exchange of fire, an unidentified militant was killed, the official said, adding, the operation is on.

Also Read | Adobe Announces New Innovations To Power Metaverse for Millions of Users.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said some militants have been trapped and they include those involved in the March 9 killing of a sarpanch in Khonmoh area of the city.

“#Terrorists of proscribed #terror outfit LeT/TRF involved in the recent #killing of Khanmoh's #Sarpanch Sameer Bhat, trapped in Nowgam #encounter,” the IGP tweeted.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)