Conflict
Militant killed in gunfight in Shopian, says police
Srinagar: A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight between armed forces personnel and militants in Molu Chitragam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 01 #unidentified #terrorist killed. #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/2bNF0IpbZQ
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) August 19, 2020
Official sources said that one unidentified militant has been killed and the gunfight is underway.
Earlier, a joint team of armed forces personnel including JK Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Molu village following inputs about the presence of militants.
As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them triggering off a gunfight.
“So far, one militant has been killed and the gunfight is going on,” an official source told this reporter.
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