Three Terrorists Killed in Gun Battle in Kashmir

Srinagar: Three terrorists were on Thursday killed in a gun battle with security forces in Lolab area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in Dobwan forest area, a joint team of police and army launched a search operation, an army official said.

As the search operation was going on, the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel who retaliated. In the ensuing gunfight, three terrorists have been killed, the army official said.

He said the operation was on when reports last came in.

Meanwhile, another encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Drugmulla area of Kupwara district this evening, a police official said. He said security forces launched a search operation in Waterkhani forests of Drugmulla following information about presence of terrorists there.

"The exchange of firing was going on intermittently," he said, adding there was no report of any casualty so far.