Militant killed, ultras plan to cause blast foiled in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 13 (UNI) A militant was killed and a plan by ultras to cause blast ahead of Republic Day was foiled by the security forces in the Kashmir valley, official sources said today.

They said a a joint search operation was conducted by police and security forces at Sumbler in Bandipora in north Kashmir district of Baramulla early this morning. However, when the security forces were about to storm a particular house, they came under heavy fire from militants hiding there. The fire was returned, and in the fierce clash, one militant was killed. An AK rifle and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant.

Sources said in another joint operation, security forces recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the house of one Ali Mohammad Tantray at Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara.

They said militants were planning to detonate the IED ahead of Republic Day to target security forces and cause panic.

UNI