Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir: A man died during clashes between security forces and protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama today. The clashes had started after the killing of three terrorists in an encounter Pulwama's Kalapore area. The man, Tauseef, who died in firing, had a track record of stone throwing, the police said.
A protest by the locals, where stones were thrown at the security forces, took place last evening when the encounter started, but the operation was not abandoned.
Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed and an Army officer was injured during the encounter that lasted for six hours.
There were intelligence inputs that three local men, who had joined the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, were holed up inside a house in a densely populated locality. One of them was involved in a number of killings including that of sarpanch of Kakapora and district president of Pulwama.
Last week, top Lashkar operative Junaid Mattoo and two of his accomplices were gunned down during an encounter in Anantnag. Mattoo was involved in a number of attacks on security forces in the south Kashmir region.
A protest by the locals, where stones were thrown at the security forces, took place last evening when the encounter started, but the operation was not abandoned.
Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed and an Army officer was injured during the encounter that lasted for six hours.
Last week, top Lashkar operative Junaid Mattoo and two of his accomplices were gunned down during an encounter in Anantnag. Mattoo was involved in a number of attacks on security forces in the south Kashmir region.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Pulwama On Camera, Lashkar Terrorists Who Attacked Air Force Convoy In J&K's Poonch Terrorist Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Pulwama How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death Muhammad Yunus Dials PM Modi, Assures Protection Of Hindus In Bangladesh Trump-Musk Chat Shows Innovation Alone Can Save Legacy Media Mob Sets Cars On Fire After 15-Year-Old Stabbed Inside Udaipur School On India-Bangladesh Border, A Strip Of Land Where Laws Of Both Apply Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.