Srinagar, March 12 : Security forces shot dead four militants in three separate encounters in Kashmir during the night, police said. The gunfights are still underway in Pulwama, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts of Kashmir. The first encounter broke out at Chewakalan area of Zadoora, Pulwama on Friday evening in which two militants were killed. The other two encounters broke out at Ganderbal in central Kashmir and Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara district. Police said one militant each has been killed in these two encounters. According to police, the militant killed in the Ganderbal gunfight was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba. The encounters are taking place at a time when security forces have stepped up anti militancy operations across Kashmir after the targeted killings. On Friday evening a Sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam. MJR ACL0654
