Body of another militant recovered in Baramulla; death toll five

Four militants were killed in a gunbattle on Wednesday after security forces launched a search operation in the forest area on Monday, following information about the presence of militants.

The body of a militant was recovered from an encounter site in the forests of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, taking the number of ultras killed in the operation since Wednesday to five, the army said.

CRPF personnel stand guard at the foreshore road of Dal lake as security has been tightened in the view of Rafiabad encounter, in Srinagar on Wednesday. (PTI photo)

The body of the militant was recovered on Thursday morning from the encounter site in the Ladoora forests in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, an army official said.

Four militants were killed in a gunbattle on Wednesday after security forces launched a search operation in the forest area on Monday, following information about the presence of militants.

One soldier was also injured in the gunbattle.

Weapons and other war-like stores were recovered from the encounter site, the Army official said, adding that the search operation was going on.