Srinagar: Three Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, including two planning a fidayeen attack, were killed and three security force personnel were injured in a fierce gunbattle in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Monday.
A woman was also killed in the encounter, a police spokesman said in Srinagar.
He said on a tip-off about the presence of some LeT terrorists at Amlar village in Tral, about 35 km from Srinagar in Pulwama district, Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint operation on Monday morning.
However, when the village was being cordoned off, terrorists hiding there opened fire and also hurled grenades on the search party.
The fire was returned and in the fierce clash, three terrorists were killed.
The slain terrorists were later identified as Zahid alias Abu Shahib, resident of Multan, Abu Dujana, resident of Pakistan and a local Mehrajuddin alias Qua alias Chota-R. Mehraj had left militancy but recently joined LeT again.
Abu Sahib and Abu Dujana were planning a fidayeen attack in south Kashmir.
Two CRPF and a police personnel were also injured in the clash.
A Defence Ministry spokesman claimed that it was a joint operation of the Army and CRPF in which the terrorists were killed.
He said three AK rifles and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists.
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