Dachigam encounter: Third militant killed, Operation continues in Srinagar area

Three militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter in the Lidwas area near Dachigam on the outskirts of Srinagar, the Army said on Monday.

According to the Army, the gunfight erupted early this morning after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the upper reaches of Lidwas, located in the Dara region of Harwan. The operation, codenamed Operation Mahadev, involved joint teams of the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF.

“Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation continues,” the Army said in a statement posted on microblogging platform X.

The area is being thoroughly searched as the operation remains active.

Further details are awaited.