Srinagar, November 11: An unidentified militant was killed in a brief shootout at Bemina area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday.

Kashmir police Zone on its official Twitter handle wrote, “SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 01 unidentified militant killed. 01 AK rifle alongwith ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow”.

Earlier reports said that a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Bemina.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight. gns

This post was published on November 11, 2021