New Delhi: Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nader Tral area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district after receiving specific inputs about the presence of ultras there, a police official said.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire at the forces, who retaliated, he said.
The three militants were killed in the exchange of fire. The identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists were yet to be ascertained, the official said.
According to police, the operation is still underway.
3 militants killed in Tral
