Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces gun down militants behind killing of J-K constable

Three militants, including a Pakistani, involved in the abduction and killing of a police constable were killed by security forces in an encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, the police said.

Constable Mohammad Saleem Shah, who was on leave, was abducted by militants from his residence in Mutalhama area of Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday. His body was recovered from a nursery near village Redwani Payeen on Saturday.

The body bore severe torture marks indicating that he was brutally tortured to death? by the militants, a police spokesman said.

The encounter broke out between the security forces and militants in Khudwani area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district at the wee hours of Sunday. The gun battle ended with the killing of three militants.

Earlier, following the inputs about the presence of militants in the area, additional troops of the army and the state police were also rushed to the spot. While some people have started throwing stones at the security forces.

As it happened:

# 12:03 pm: Out of the three terrorists, one was associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) while two others were locals: SP Vaid, DGP Jammu and Kashmir.

# 08:18 am: Kulgam encounter: Three terrorists have been gunned down by security forces. Three weapons also recovered.

Kulgam encounter: Three terrorists have been gunned down by security forces. Three weapons also recovered. #JammuAndKashmir (visuals deferred) pic.twitter.com/S9T8GWrWhL

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# 08:06 am: One terrorist has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam's Khudwani. The terrorists trapped are the ones who had killed policeman Mohammad Salim. Operation continues.

# 06:30 am: As per reports, three-four terrorists have been trapped by the security forces and the encounter is still on.

# 06:24 am: Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Wani mohalla locality in Khudwani area of Kulgam district.

The encounter came a day after Jammu and Kashmir policeman Salem Ahmed Shah was found dead in Kulgam. Shah was abducted by the terrorists from his home in Kulgam on Friday night. Read Full Story Here

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