Militant killed as encounter breaks out in Tral

SRINAGAR — A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Tral area of Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning.

Official sources told GNS that a militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter. However, the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained.

Earlier, reports said that a joint team of police and the Army launched a cordon and search operation in Tral.

As the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.