SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- Three local militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
The three militants, who were in their early 20s and had joined militant groups recently, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with the police in Anantnag district, officials said.
The encounter broke out at Pazalpora area in Anantnag on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday on a specific intelligence provided by the district police.
All the three militants have been neutralised, the officials said.
A police team, along with other government forces, launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area. It had a pinpointed information where the three militants were holed up, the officials said.
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