Militant killed in J&K
According to reports, the militant was killed when he he was trying to escape from the orchard but security forces neutralized the gunman.
“The suspected militant is believed to be a foreigner and the police is on job to identify him. He was involved in a firing attack on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Kanjikulla Kokergund (Yaripora) area of Kulgam district, critically injuring one soldier”, a senior police official told IBNS over
phone.
However, the police later identified him as local militant Atuallah Bhat of Kulgam town.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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