Srinagar: The encounter between security forces and militants in Gadole forest areas of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district continued on the second consecutive day on Thursday, September 14. An Army colonel, a major and a DySP of J&K police were killed in the same gunfight a day earlier.
A heavy exchange of fire between the forces and hiding militants continued throughout the day. The forces installed high-beam lights on the encounter spot before the sunset. Security forces have tightened the cordon around the spot.
Earlier, police said that forces have encircled two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a local Uzair Khan, at the encounter site.
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