Srinagar, Oct 18 (KNS): A newly-recruited militant was late Wednesday night killed in a brief exchange of fire with the government forces in Dougam village of Kakpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police official said that army men of 50 RR and SOG personnel had set up a Nakka at Dougam Kakapora and a few militants moving through the area were intercepted by the forces around 11:50 pm.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe militants opened fire on the forces, and in the retaliatory action one of the militants got killed, said the official.
He identified the slain militant as Showkat Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Padgamora, Awantipora.
Bhat had joined militancy on October 2 and was associated with Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, he said. (KNS)