Handwara encounter: One militant dead, search operation on zeenews.india.com

An exchange of fire took place between security forces and militants at Kralgund village in Handwara area of Kupwara district in the early hours of Thursday, the Jammu and Kashmir police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir district late Wednesday night following information about the presence of militants in there, a police official told PTI. The official added that the cordon was maintained during the night and the forces zeroed in on the location of the militants in the morning. This encounter comes two days after the Tral encounter, in which two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.