New Delhi: In an ongoing encounter at Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces gunned down three terrorists on Friday morning.
One policeman was reportedly killed in the cross firing and two civilians were also injured, sources said.
J&K DGP SP Vaid told to a news agency that they were informed of the presence of three to four terrorists in Anantnag, following which the encounter was launched in the early hours of Friday.
The three terrorists were identified as Majid from Pulwama, Dawood from HMT Srinagar and Aadil from Bhijbihara. The terrorists are reportedly affiliated to ISJK, Vaid added.
The gunfight broke out after joint security forces launched a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir on the basis of intelligence input.
Local terrorists affiliated to the global Islamic terror group ISIS were reportedly involved in the encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, Vaid had earlier tweeted.
