Jammu and Kashmir: Three suspected militants killed in gunfight in Srinagar
According to the Army, it launched 'Operation Mahadev' with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force after a group of suspected militants was spotted in the Lidwas area.
The operation was still underway, it said.
On May 15, three suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Awantipora town. At least one of those killed was believed to be linked to the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Three suspected militants were also killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on May 13, the Indian Army said. They were suspected to be linked to the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, according to reports.
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