J&K: Terrorist killed during encounter with security forces
Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Parimpora area of the city. According to police, terrorists opened fire on security forces during a cordon and search operation in the area on Tuesday evening.
Police said that the cordon was strengthened and the two sides exchanged fire intermittently throughout the night.
While one militant was killed early morning, two others were shot dead a few hours later, a police official told PTI.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper was injured on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district when the sentry at a camp fired warning shots after noticing suspicious movement. Police said the sentry at a camp in the Papchan area of Bandipora district noticed some suspicious movement during the night after which he fired warning shots in the air.
"A constable of CRPF 3rd battalion identified as Vikas Kumar was injured in this incident," a police officer said.
"He was shifted to hospital where doctors have described his condition as stable. We are ascertaining the exact details as to how the constable got injured if the sentry fired warning shots in the air," the police officer added.
