Srinagar: Inspector General of Police for Kashmir division Vijay Kumar says another militant is holed up in a separate structure from the mosque while one unidentified militant has been killed in a gunfight at Naina Batpora area of Litter hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Government forces are taking every precaution to ensure no damage is caused to the mosque, he said.
Earlier, police said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
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He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which retaliated, triggering a gunfight.
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"Operation in progress," IGP added.
