A local militant was killed while a jawan received minor injuries in a day-long gunfight with security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Wednesday."One militant has been killed and his body has been recovered while searches are on for his associates, if any," a police official said. The shootout began between the militants hiding in the house of one Ghulam Mohammad Mir and the security forces at approximately 10 am, sources said.
An encounter broke out on Wednesday between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, officials said.
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