According to reports, one person was killed in the blast that hit a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. The injured ones were taken to the hospital.
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Dozens of militants have laid down arms in Kashmir since 2017 when police announced that they would accept offer of local militants to surrender even during ongoing encounters
As a precautionary measure, authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in Kulgam district.
Police sources said security forces started a cordon and search operation in Gopalpora village of Kulgam district after receiving reports about the presence of militants there.
Mohammad Ayoub Rather, a resident of Yaripora, was arrested.
A deputy superintendent of police, an army jawan and three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
Any casualties in the incident were still not known.
Arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, the official said, adding that no collateral damage has been reported.
A police official told PTI that the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces.
The area has been cordoned off and a combing operation is underway to nab the attackers.
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An encounter took place between terrorists and security forces in Larro area of Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Sunday. One or two terrorists were hiding in a house.
The encounter which started late on Friday night in Chowgam area of Qazigund is still underway.
The SPO was declared brought dead after he was taken to the hospital.
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In a bid to avenge the death of Constable Saleem Shah, security forces on Sunday gunned down at least three terrorists, involved in his abduction and murder yesterday.
Saleem was abducted by terrorists from his residence in Mutalhama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir on July 20.
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The bullet-riddled body of constable Saleem Shah, the Jammu and Kashmir policeman who was abducted by terrorists from his residence Friday night, was found in Kulgam on Saturday.
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