3 militants killed in Handwara encounter

Srinagar, Oct 29 : In an ongoing operation in Hundwara, the Army killed three militants and recovered three AK-47 Rifles besides a large amount of warlike stores.
“This group was eliminated in the higher reaches of Wadarbala forest. Due to the dense forest the visibility is highly limited, further restricted by the heavy rain and dense fog. The group was carefully tracked and cordoned off well before they could merge with the population,” a defence spokesman said.
“Contact with the militant group took place on October 27 which ensued into a brief but intense firefight. Intermittent exchange of fire continued over the next 24 hours. On October 28 during the search of the area, the militants opened heavy automatic fire which was immediately retaliated. In the exchange of fire Nb Sub Rajesh Kumar of Rashtriya Rifles was killed,” he said and added the operation continued into the following day when three foreign militants were neutralized by 1200 hours on October 29.
“The search of the thickly forested areas is still continuing. The killing of three heavily armed foreign militants of the LeT clearly establishes the robustness of the counter infiltration and counter terrorist grid of the Army,” the spokesman added.