Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Umer Malik
Press Trust of Kashmir | Shopain : An encounter breaks out between Militants and Security forces Check Sadeeq Khan area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday evening.
An official said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter.
A senior police officer also confirmed the exchange of fire between forces and militants.
As per the sources, one to two militants are believed to be trapped in the area.(PTK).
