4 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Shopian, 9 in 24 hrs

4 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Shopian, 9 in 24 hrs

Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Pinjora area of Shopian district of Jammu-Kashmir on Monday morning, police said. Three soldiers have also been injured in the encounter, according to sources. Security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, news agency PTI reported quoting a police official. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated. Pinjora is around 12kms from Reban village where five militants were killed on Sunday. Two houses were also damaged. A joint operation of army, CRPF and police was launched early in the morning after a tip off about the presence of terrorists at Reban village. The militants were killed after a 12 hour encounter. (With inputs from PTI) Source: Hindustan Times