Srinagar: An unidentified militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Kashmir.
According to police, a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in village Samboora late last night following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.
“The encounter took place in Pampore town’s Sambora area. The victim has been identified as Umer from LeT’s Abu Ismail faction,” police officials said.
Unidentified militant killed during encounter in Kashmir:
The search party of forces was fired upon by militants triggering a gunbattle, the official said.
One militant was killed in the encounter, he said adding that the identity and group affiliation of the slain ultra was being ascertained.
“One AK-47 rifle was recovered from the encounter site.”
On Sunday, the police confirmed the Abu Ismail group’s involvement in the July 10 attack on an Amarnath Yatra bus in which eight pilgrims were killed.
