Security forces neutralise two militants in Shopian encounter
Police in a tweet said that the militants were still unidentified.
Security forces neutralise two militants in Shopian encounter
Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that a cordon and search operation was launched in the afternoon after getting information about the presence of militants in Chakura area of Shopian. “A cordon was laid and contact was established. Firefight ensued. Two terrorists eliminated,” Chinar Corps said in a tweet. The identity of the two slain militants was yet to be ascertained as the searches were still going on till the filing of this report. The forces also recovered an AK weapon from the site, the army said. Police in a tweet said that the militants were still unidentified. This is the fifth encounter between terrorists and security forces in Kashmir so far this month. During this period, 12 militants were killed across the valley. Foiled suspected LoC intrusion by Pak: Army The army on Wednesday claimed to have foiled an intrusion by the members of Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) on Lin…
