Srinagar Jan 8 (IANS) At least three militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir s Badgam district police said.
Security personnel first shot dead two militants and then a third who had sneaked into a nearby house in Kaneera village a police officer said.
"The bodies are lying at the site " the officer said.
Personnel of the Army s Rashtriya Rifles the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group of the police ringed the village following a tip about the presence of militants but were fired upon triggering the fighting.
--IANS
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