TDD Correspondent
Baramulla, Sept 14 (TDD): Three terrorists have been killed in an encounter at Chak Tappar area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said Saturday.
A security official told the TDD that two more unidentified terrorist have been killed at Chak Tappar encounter that started late night yesterday, taking the number of total slain terrorists to three. Initially, one terrorist was killed. One terrorist was injured who was also gunned down.
The search operation is on in the area.
Earlier officials told TDD, that a joint team of Army’s 29 RR, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police had laid a cordon and search operation in Chak Tappar village of Pattan in Baramulla district after having credible inputs about the presence of some terrorists in the area.
As the joint team approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon forces triggering off an encounter, they said—(TDD)