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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Militant killed in south Kashmir gunfight

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Photo clicked by Umar Ganie/KM

Pulwama: A militant was  killed in an encounter at Goosu area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning .     

An official said that a militant was killed in the gunfight that broke out this morning.

“A soldier and a police personnel were injured the gunfight .Both were shifted to Army’s 92 base hospital Srinagar,”he said.

The encounter broke out after a joint team of Police, Army’s 53 RR  and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. “

As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

Meanwhile as a precautionary measure,  internet services have been snapped in Pulwama Police district—(KNO)

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