Srinagar, Mar 10: Three militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Pinglish area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday.
Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said three militants have been killed in Tral gunfight and operation is on.
Till last reports came ,the identities of the slain militants were yet to be ascertained.
As per the sources, the bodies were charred and beyond the recognition as the house where the militants were hiding was set on fire.
Earlier, the police officer said that the encounter broke out after the joint team of army, SOG and CRPF launched cordon following “credible inputs about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in the area.