SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said yesterday that, they killed three militants, including a commander, in a gunfight in the restive region.
The gunfight broke out inside a forest area, near the village of Batkoot-Pahalgam in Anantnag district, about 80 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, the police said.
The gunfight was triggered after government forces launched a search operation, based on specific intelligence information suggesting the presence of the militants.
The government forces have not suffered any damage in the stand-off, the police added.
A guerrilla war has been going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in the region, since 1989.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region, divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.– NNN-PTI
