08-07-2005, 09:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2005, 09:20 PM by Bharatvarsh.)
Two militants, civilian killed in gunbattle in Pulwama
SRINAGAR, AUG 7 (PTI)
Two militants and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir this evening.
Acting on a specific information, police assisted by security forces laid a cordon around Dogripora village in Pulwama district this afternoon to flush out hiding militants, Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Kashmir, Sheikh Owais Ahmad told PTI.
He said a search party came under fire and in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours two unidentified militants were killed.
A civilian who was caught in the crossfire also lost his life, the official said.
A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, whose identity is being ascertained.
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=315538
SRINAGAR, AUG 7 (PTI)
Two militants and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir this evening.
Acting on a specific information, police assisted by security forces laid a cordon around Dogripora village in Pulwama district this afternoon to flush out hiding militants, Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Kashmir, Sheikh Owais Ahmad told PTI.
He said a search party came under fire and in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours two unidentified militants were killed.
A civilian who was caught in the crossfire also lost his life, the official said.
A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, whose identity is being ascertained.
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=315538