07 October,2009 11:33 AM IST | | PTI
Four militants were killed in three separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip off, police assisted by army cordoned Satkoji near Zachaldara, 80 km from here, in Kupwara districts in the wee hours. The militants hiding there fired at the joint search party and in the ensuing encounter, two militants were killed, a police spokesman said.
Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants whose identity was being ascertained.
Another militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces at Trikanjan, 90 km from here, in Baramulla district this morning, the spokesman said.
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Security forces also resumed an operation this morning to flush out militants hiding in Khrew forests in Pulwama district of South Kashmir and recovered body of a militant, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
The gun battle broke out yesterday when security forces launched an operation in the area in which a security personnel was injured. However, the operation was suspended last evening due to darkness.
Security forces had sealed all exit points to prevent escape of hiding militants there. As the day broke, security forces resumed operation and body of a militant was recovered, he said. The operation was still going on when last reports came in.
