Srinagar: A militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district while another ultra was trapped in a cordon in Sopore area of north Kashmir, police said here.
Militants opened fire on a patrol party of army at Beewra in Srigufwara area of Anantnag district this morning, a police official said.
He said the army personnel retaliated, triggering a gunbattle.
One militant, identified as Basit Ahmad Dar, was killed in the encounter.
Dar had recently joined Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit.
In another counter-insurgency operation, a militant — believed to be a foreigner — was trapped in a house in Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.
He said further details of the incident were awaited.
PTI
