J&K : Woman killed in cross-firing, search ops continue in Anantnag district

Srinagar: Search operations by security forces continue for at least two militants believed to be hiding in a building in Dailgam village in Anantnag district.

A woman wounded in yesterday's cross-firing between security forces and militants succumbed to injuries on Saturday.

'Security forces were fired at when they launched an



operation in Batpora village after a tip-off about the militants hiding in a house,' the police said in a statement here.'

The police statement said: 'Some militants are still holed-up in the house. Efforts are ongoing to take out the civilians.The militants are using the civilians as human shield.'