Kulgam Encounter: 3rd militant killed, search operation on, Say officials

Srinagar : Third militant was killed in a gunfight that resumed after a lull of over 24 hours in Redwani area of Kulgam, officials said on Wednesday.
The 45-hour-long gun battle in the hamlet continues as the search operation at the site is still going on.
A top police official said that third militant, who was holed up at the site of the encounter was killed this evening.
He added that the gunfight resumed again after 24 hours Wednesday when the hiding militant fired upon the security forces, who were conducting a search operation after killing two militants including a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander.
Two LeT/TRF militants, including top commander Basit Dar who was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, were killed in the encounter yesterday at the same spot.
The encounter broke out on Monday evening and continued for nearly 45 hours.
Earlier, the officials had said that two bodies have been retrieved from the encounter site while the search operation was going in the area.
However, after the lull of over 24 hours, the gunfight resumed again a hiding militant fired upon forces when the debris was being cleared