SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir
Five militants were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday following a gunfight with government forces, police said.
The regional police, Indian Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles and 183 Battalion of paramilitary forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Reban area of Shopian district after inputs that four to five militants were present in the area.
Police sources told Anadolu Agency that the militants were associated with the local militant outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen, and were operating in the area for long.
Dilbag Singh, police chief of the region, told international media that there had been no collateral damage in the operation.
He also confirmed that the militants belonged to Hizbul Mujahideen, adding that more details were yet to be learned.
Meanwhile, internet was suspended early morning during the gun battle.
