Three separate gun battles in Indian Kashmir killed at least six suspected militants and wounded two policemen on Saturday, police said. The Indian army's special forces shot and killed three suspected militants in a densely forested area of Gurwatan, 110 kilometres (70 miles) south of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, said army spokesman Colonel Hemant Juneja. Other details were not immediately available.Earlier Saturday, police and the army cordoned off the village of Wahipora following a tip that some suspected militants were hiding there, said police officer Imtiaz Hussain. Suspected rebels opened fire as government forces converged on their hideout in the village, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Srinagar, said Hussain. A gun battle left two suspected rebels dead and two policemen wounded, he said. Hussain said the suspected guerrillas belonged to the Hezbul Mujahedeen, KashmirÂ’s largest militant group. There was no independent confirmation of the police claim.
In another joint operation in a nearby forested area by the village of Narwani on Saturday, the army and police shot and killed one suspected militant, officials said.