SRINAGAR: A third militant was killed on Tuesday in the operation by security forces in Baramulla district which began after the ultras shot dead two CRPF jawans and a policeman on Monday, officials said.
Two Army jawans, who were injured on Monday in the encounter at Kreeri area of the north Kashmir district, have also succumbed to injuries, they said.
Security forces had chased the ultras after the attack and killed two of them including Sajad Haider — a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit in north Kashmir.
Another militant was killed on the second day of the operation, the officials said. (AGENCIES)