Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed and an army officer was injured in an encounter with militants in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Yedipora in Pattan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir following specific information about the presence of militants, a police officer said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
In the initial exchange of firing, an army officer has sustained injuries, the officer said, adding the injured was taken to 92 Base Hospital here for treatment.
The exchange of firing is going on and additional forces have been rushed to the area, the officer said. Further details were awaited, he said.
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Terror activities in Baramulla:
Earlier on August 30, the Army said that it detected the movement of suspicious persons in Rampur Sector, Baramulla district.
"Movement was from a village close to the LoC and the suspects had crossed into Indian territory. Their movement was under constant surveillance.
"Due to adverse terrain, thick foliage and bad weather conditions, alert was sounded for a likely infiltration attempt. Surveillance Grid was beefed up across the area, ambushes were re-sited to thwart any such attempt. Surveillance continued through the night," it said.
The Army further said that the next morning, a search of the area was carried out.
"After an extensive search of seven hours, a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from well-concealed locations in two hideouts in Rampur sector."
The Army recovered five AK series rifles with six magazines and two sealed boxes of 1,254 rounds; six pistols with nine magazines and six rounds; 21 grenades; two UBGL grenades and two Kenwood radio sets.
On August 31, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered by the army in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The ammunition recovered includes two AK-47 rifles, two magazines, a Chinese pistol and 10 Chinese grenades.
(With Inputs from agency)
