Srinagar/June,18 : Government forces on Thursday killed a militant during an ongoing gunfight in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said.
A police official said “government forces on Thursday morning launched a cordon-and-search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the Meej hamlet of Pampore area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district . He said “the search operation turned into a gunfight after hiding militants fired on a search party of the forces, who retaliated and the militants was killed in the heavy exchange of fire”, adding that ” operation is still on”.