Encounter starts in Kanigam Shopian

Shopian Dec, 25 (PTK) An encounter broke out between militants and Government forces in the Kanigam area of Shopian in South Kashmir on Friday.

An official confirming the exchange of gunfir said that Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a siege in Kanigam area of Shopian.

He said that the cordon was laid after the forces had received a tip-off about Militant movements in the area.

As soon as the forces launched the searches, the Militants opened fire on them to which the forces responded.

All the entry and exit points to the area have been sealed, sources said, adding “two to three militants are believed to be holed up at the site of the encounter.

The locals meanwhile said that an intermittent exchange of gunfire is going on. (PTK)