Srinagar: The fierce encounter which broke out earlier between militants and government forces at Dadsara village in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday has entered into final stage as house where militants are trapped has caught fire.
As per the official sources no militant body has been recovered so far as the house was three storey and will take time to find militant bodies.
Earlier a police officer said that the cordon was laid following inputs about the presence of the militant commander of Ansar Gazwatul Hind Zakir Musa.
The joint team according to the officer tried to persuade the militant commander to surrender; however, he fired some UBGL grenades leading to an encounter.
The officer said that the encounter is still under way and Musa is changing locations in the three-storeyed building where he is hiding.
