Jammu, July 02: Three militants belonging to the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba were gunned down in Bharat area of Kulhand village of Jammu’s Doda district, media reports claimed on Thursday.
Among the dead was an absconder of Indian Army, who later joined the LeT.
The militants were shot down, yesterday evening, during a search operation launched by the Army, CRPF and the state police in the area.
The security forces launched a search operation after being alerted about the suspicious movement of the militants in the area. The area was cordoned off and the militants were asked to surrender but they started firing at the Army and were shot down in the cross-firing.
Later police identified the slain militants as identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, Bilal Ahmed and Zafarullah. Large quantities of arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site.
The security forces are terming the operation a big success as it will considerably weaken the organisation’s network in the area.
–Agencies