Srinagar|June, 19: A Pakistani militant was on Sunday killed in an encounter with troops of Army’s 28RR battalion and district police Kupwara after an operation was launched on the disclosure of a detained militant Showkat Ahmad Sheikh in Lolab area of Kupwara district,Police said here.
Kashmir Zone Police on it’s twitter handle said during search of hideouts carriedout on the disclosure of a detained militant Showkat Ahmad Sheikh in Lolab area of Kupwara district the hiding militants fired upon joint search parties of army’s 28RR battalion and district police Kupwara who retaliated and in the exchange of fire one militant was killed. In yet another tweet Kashmir Zone Police quoted IGP Kashmir as saying that the slain militant has been identified as a Pakistani linked with LeT militant outfit, stating therein further that 2-3 more militants along with arrested militant are trapped in the encounter
