Srinagar: Gunfight between militants and government forces ensued on Saturday evening after forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Pathan village of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Reports said that a cordon-and-search operation was launched by a joint team of army, CRPF and Police in Pathan village following inputs about the presence of militants in the village.
During CASO the militants fired on the government forces triggering a gunfight. “As soon as joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot the hiding militants fired upon government forces.”
More details are awaited.
This post was published on October 20, 2018