Jammu and Kashmir: Army’s rescue operation in flood-hit Rajouri saves 11 civilians
Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
Security forces gunned down two militants on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said.
Following information about the presence of militants in Bugoo village in Arizal area, the security forces started a cordon and search operation.
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“The hiding militants fired at the security forces triggering the gunfight. Searches are ongoing in the village,” police sources said, according to IANS.
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The security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from the encounter site.
The identity of the militants is yet to be ascertained.
(With agency inputs)
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