Three terrorists, affiliated with LeT, gunned down in Pulwama encounter

At least three terrorists, affiliated with the proscribed terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed by security forces during an encounter in the Pahoo area of Pulwama in south Kashmir on Sunday. Based on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, security forces launched a search operation there, a police official told news agency PTI. 

He added that the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the security personnel, who retaliated. In the exchange of firing, three terrorists have been killed so far, the official said.