Six terrorists, including a top commander of Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM), a Pakistani national, were gunned down by the joint teams of security forces, while an Army jawan attained martyrdom, three others sustained injuries and a civilian lost his life in two separate gunfights in South Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts on Thursday.
According to police spokesman, “Three terrorists were killed in Dalipora of Pulwama and three others in Handew of Shopian on Thursday.”
Violent protests were reported from Pulwama soon after the gunbattle. Curfew like restrictions have been clamped in Pulwama town and surrounding villages. Mobile internet have been snapped as a precautionary step.
Separatists have called shutdown on Friday against the recent killings.
Till the time of filing the report, another fierce gun battle was going on in Kandi area of North Kashmir Kupwara.