Militants attack police party in Kashmir's Pulwama
No causalities were reported in the initial firing by militants, the officer said, adding further details of the operation are awaited.
By PTI | Updated:
SRINAGAR: Militants today attacked a police party deputed to conduct a search operation in a village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police cordoned off Asthan Mohalla locality of Kakapora, 32 kms from here, around 4 PM on receiving specific inputs about militants hiding in a house, a police officer said.
He said the militants opened fire on noticing the search party in an attempt to escape.
Reinforcements, including Rashtriya Rifles personnels, have been rushed to the area to flush out the militants believed to be trapped there, the officer said adding there was no fresh report of firing so far.
No causalities were reported in the initial firing by militants, the officer said, adding further details of the operation are awaited.
Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police cordoned off Asthan Mohalla locality of Kakapora, 32 kms from here, around 4 PM on receiving specific inputs about militants hiding in a house, a police officer said.
He said the militants opened fire on noticing the search party in an attempt to escape.
Reinforcements, including Rashtriya Rifles personnels, have been rushed to the area to flush out the militants believed to be trapped there, the officer said adding there was no fresh report of firing so far.
No causalities were reported in the initial firing by militants, the officer said, adding further details of the operation are awaited.
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Text: PTI
Security forces have recovered cache of arms and ammunitions during various search operations in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir in last two weeks.
In pic: Army displays huge cache of arms and ammunation recovered from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hideout during an anti-militant search operation at Sagipora forest area of Zalura Baramulla in Kashmir.
Security forces have recovered cache of arms and ammunitions during various search operations in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir in last two weeks.
In pic: Army displays huge cache of arms and ammunation recovered from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hideout during an anti-militant search operation at Sagipora forest area of Zalura Baramulla in Kashmir.
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