Militant killed in encounter in south Kashmir

January 26, 2016 09:08 am | Updated September 23, 2016 03:19 am IST - Srinagar

An unidentified militant was today killed in a gunbattle with security forces in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

An encounter broke out at 4 a.m. in Kokernag district. A militant was killed and his identity is yet to be ascertained, police said.

Firing has stopped and a search operation is on in the area, they said.

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