Janjivan Bureau / Srinagar : Three militants and a soldier were killed on Thursday in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Delipora village of Pulwama following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the hiding ultras opened fire on the search party, who retaliated, triggering off a gun battle.
An army official said three militants were killed in the gun battle while a jawan also lost his life in the operation, which was going on till the reports last came in.
The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained.
According to intelligence inputs, a top self-styled commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was believed to be among those trapped in the security forces’ cordon.
