Kashmir militants News
Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested persons are associates/OGWs
Total 5 terrorist associates were arrested in Kashmir on Saturday
"I am aware of the presence of the militants in the area (south Kashmir)," the officer said.
Nine candidates are in the fray for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat where more than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for nearly 12.61 lakh electorate.
Two LeT militants and two civilians were killed during a nine-hour gunbattle between the ultras and the security forces in south Kashmir's Awantipora area.
Police said the militants hurled a grenade at the police post in Sherbagh area, about 55 km from Srinagar.
The latest clash with the militants comes three days after the security forces had gunned down three terrorists in the same district.
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Kashmir Friday evening, police said.
Security forces were on high alert after the militants struck early on Monday, first such attack after a lull of three years in Srinagar.
The terrorists are armed with AK-47 rifles and look like army personnel in the video, apparently a new trend the among terrorists in the restive state.
At least four soldiers and one militant was killed on Monday as two separate gun battles raged in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
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