Doda/May,17: Two Militants and an army man were on Sunday killed in a gunfight in Gundna area in Doda district.
Reports said that the two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in the gun battle. One of the militant killed in the encounter has been identified as Tahir alias Uqaab of Pulwama. “On a specific information about the presence of militants in the area, an operation was launched late Saturday night in Doda district during which a gunfight erupted”, police spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manoj Sheeri said.
The officials said joint teams of Army’s Rashtriya Rifles, police and CRPF were launched on Saturday night after inputs were received about presence of two suspected militates inside a house. As the search parties were moving towards the target area, they came under heavy fire which was retaliated, the officials said. Meanwhile the identification of the another militant is being ascertained an official said. More details are awaited