Jammu & Kashmir: Terrorist shot dead in encounter in Shopian

Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) January 22: A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at Kashmir's Shopian on Saturday, police reported.

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The encounter broke out at the village Kilbal area of Shopian. Police and security forces are

on the operation, said Kashmir Zonal Police in a Tweet.  However, further details are awaited.

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Kilbal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.

He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the militants fired on them.

The forces retaliated and the encounter broke out, the official said, adding that a militant was killed.

The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultra is being ascertained, he said.

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-PTC News