Amid Clashes, Ultra flees from encounter site in Palhalan

An anti-militancy operation sparked intense clashes in Palhalan village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district that left at least four people, including a police officer, injured. A heavy contingent of the Army, CRPF and Special Operations Group of the J&K Police launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Tantaraypora, Palhalan, some 30 km from Srinagar, in the wee hours following a tip-off about the presence of a local militant in the area. A police spokesman in Srinagar said while the cordon was being established and civilians being evacuated from the…

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