Three militants, soldier killed in Bandipora gunfight:Army

Srinagar: Three militants and an army soldier were killed in an encounter at Danna, a forest area in north Kashmir’s Bandipore district.
Army’s Srinagar based defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia in a statement while confirming the killing of three militants and a soldier said that three militants were killed in the operation at Danna forests.
He said that the bodies of the slain militants along with as many weapons and other like stores were recovered. He further said that the operation concluded on Saturday late in the afternoon.
Earlier in the day reports said that a joint team of Army’s 31 RR and 27 RR launched a cordon-and-search operation in the woods of Chaan Daji and Dani Behak area a week ago.
On Friday afternoon, a gunfight ensued after a joint team of forces had a standoff with the militants at Danna forests, they said