Kashmir: Local militant killed in Bandipora encounter
Police said a local militant Mushtaq Ahmad was killed in a brief encounter in the northern district's main town, on Thursday evening.
A local militant was killed in a brief gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said here on Thursday.
Police said a local militant Mushtaq Ahmad was killed in a brief encounter in the northern district's main town, on Thursday evening. One army solider was also injured during the encounter.
Police said the gunfight broke out during a frisking operation in the town. "The brief gunfight broke out between the militant and security forces outside the police station in the town in which Mushtaq was killed," a police officer said.
He said Mushtaq was a 'Category A' militant and was a resident of Mallangam, Bandipora that shares its border with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Highly placed sources said security forces had inputs about Mushtaq's movement in the busy town. There was chaos in the town when the gunfight broke out, witnesses said.
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