Three militants, one Jammu-Kashmir Police constable was killed and an Army major and CRPF personnel were injured during the ongoing encounter between security forces and militants in Shikargah, Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. According to reports the house where the militants were hiding has been demolished by the forces. THE ENCOUNTERThe encounter started at around 6 pm when the security forces recieved an intelligence input that some militants were hiding in a house in Tral. A separate operation is on to recover the weapon.A top officer told India Today, "Security forces were stopped by civilians. (With inputs from Kamaljit Sandhu)Also readBurhan Wani aide trapped in encounter with forces, Section 144 imposed in Tral

Source: India Today March 05, 2017 01:06 UTC