Hizbul militant, 'unidentified' civilian killed in Bijbehara gunfight: Police

Srinagar: A newly recruited local militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was gunned down in an overnight encounter with security forces that also resulted in the death of an unidentified person in the ensuing crossfire in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, security officials said today.

The encounter broke late last night at Kanibal in Bijbehara of Anantnag district, 55 kms from here, when the police along with Army and CRPF cordoned off a village following an intelligence input about the presence of militants, they said.

For latest breaking news, other top stories log on to: http://www.abplive.in & https://www.youtube.com/c/abpnews