Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla has been killed and a police personnel injured in an ongoing gunfight in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said Friday.
A team of district police, 55 Rashtriya Rifles and 182 battalion of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) launched a search operation at Budgam in Asthana Mohalla of Pulwama Friday morning following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
The militants opened fire on the security forces during the search, triggering a gunfight in which a militant was killed.
“One constable also sustained injuries in the gun battle that is still on,” the official added. The militants are reportedly hiding in a house.
