J&K: Six men of Kashmir’s most wanted militant killed in encounter

Six terrorists were killed in an encounter Saturday morning with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Arampora village in Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

Soliha, alias Rehaan Khan, is the deputy chief of Zakir Musa, and is believed to be among those killed.

"As the cordon was tightened, the militants fired triggering the encounter in which six militants were killed belonging to Zakir Musa outfit, Ansar Ghazwatul Hind. Exact identity of the other slain militants is being ascertained," the police officer added.

Mobile Internet service in the district and rail services between the valley and the Bannihal town of Jammu region was suspended.

The forces retaliated leading to a gunfight, the official said.

Swayam Prakash Pani, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), said six terrorists were killed in the encounter.

A police official said arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. The official said there was no collateral damage in the operation.

with agency inputs.