Four militants, including a non-local Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) 'commander, were killed and a civilian was injured in three anti-militancy operations of the security forces in Kashmir in the past 12 hours, the police said on Saturday.
"Two terrorists were killed in Chewaklan village in Pulwama in an encounter. Two more anti-terrorist operations were launched in Handwara's Nechama Rajwar area and Ganderbal's Serch area. As the joint search parties approached the suspected spots, the hiding terrorists started firing indiscriminately. Two terrorists were killed," Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
The police said one civilian was injured when the search party moved towards a local Darul Uloom. "Terrorist hiding inside fired indiscriminately injuring a civilian, Zahoor Ahmad Shergojri," IGP Kumar said.
