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Hizbul militant killed in J-K
General News,
Wed, 29 Oct 2008
ANI
Srinagar, Oct 29 (ANI): A self-styled district commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district today.
According to police sources, the encounter took place this morning when a police party assisted by troops of the Rashtriya Rifles raided a house adjacent to a school in the Nayan-Batpora village following specific information about presence of militant there.
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The joint search party asked the hiding militant to surrender but he opened fire and in the ensuing encounter, the self-styled district commander was killed, they said.
Some arms and ammunition was recovered from the debris of the house, which was gutted during the gunfight. (ANI)
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