Pulwama: Three militants were killed in a gunfight between government forces and militants at Chandgam village here, officials said on Wednesday.
A senior police officer told the news agency that three unidentified militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while a search operation is on in the area.
Earlier, an official 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.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering a gunfight
In the ensuing gunfight, three militants were killed.
—(KNO)
