Militant on Friday morning escaped after a brief gunfight at Palhallan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources told that the operation at Palhallan was concluded today after a brief gunfight with government forces and militants amid Stone-pelting in the area.
Earlier, scores of youth took to streets and clashed with forces soon after the news about the gunfight spread in the area.
The police and para-military CRPF used teargas shells to disperse the protesters.
Meanwhile, source said that the militants believed to be locals managed to break the forces cordon. A police officer had said that the operation was launched today wee hours following inputs about the presence of some militants in the area.