The News Craving
Staff Report,
Srinagar
US-made M-4 carbine gun is turning out to be a favourite weapon of militants in Kashmir as 2 more assault rifles were recovered in Pulwama.
The recovery was made as three militants including a Pakistani resident belonging to Jash-e-Mohammad outfit were killed after an encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Changam of area of Pulwama on Wednesday.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, in a tweet on handle of Kashmir Police Zone wrote, that 3 militants of militant outfit JeM including one Pakistani national were killed and arms & ammunition including 2 M-4 carbine and 1 AK series rifle were recovered.
Earlier, a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Chandgam on a specific input generated by police and as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the targeted spot, the militants fired upon the search party triggering of an encounter.
On Tuesday two local TRF militants were killed in Kulgam gunfight. Earlier several such assault rifles were recovered in the past.
( with inputs from GNS)