Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces near Banihal in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, as per the Army sources. Acting on a tip-off that some ultras were hiding in the area, security personnel launched an operation to flush them out. On seeing the personnel, the militants opened fire and in the subsequent encounter three of them were shot dead.
The encounter was on when reports last came in, the identity of the slain ultras were yet to be ascertained.
Two AK-56 rifles, six magazines and 140 rounds have so far been seized from the site of the encounter, sources added. Bureau Report