Five separatist militants, all from Pakistan, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district Monday, police said
u00a0
"Five militants have been killed in this encounter. All of them belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen group," a senior police officer told IANS.
ADVERTISEMENT
u00a0
The officer said all the slain guerrillas were foreigners belonging to Pakistan.
u00a0
A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from the encounter site.
u00a0
The officer also said the group of guerrillas had infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley about a month back from across the Line of Control (LoC).
u00a0
"On specific information about the presence of a group of militants in the forest areas of Wangat village in Ganderbal district, troops of counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and the special operations group of the state police launched a joint operation in the wee hours of the morning today," the police official said.
u00a0
"When the group of militants was surrounded and challenged to surrender, they started firing at the security forces triggering an encounter," he added.
"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels 
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
