Encounter breaks out in Reban area of J-K's Shopian
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12: An encounter broke out in the Reban area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday night.
"Encounter has started at Reban area of #Shopian. Police and Army on job. Further details shall follow," Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted.
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Earlier, a terrorist of the JeM terror outfit identified as Kaiser Koka active since 2018 was trapped in an encounter in Awantipora, said ADGP Kashmir.
A joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army and CRPF on specific information regarding presence of terrorists in Awantipora that led to killing of two terrorists.
During the search operation, as the joint search party approached the spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.
In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists of the proscribed terror outfit JeM were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter.
They have been identified as Kaisar Rashid Koka son of Ab Rashid Koka resident of Tengpora, Kaigam and Ishaq Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Nabi Lone resident of Lelhar, Pulwama.
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As per police records, the killed terrorist Kaiser Koka was a categorized terrorist and involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on Police and security forces and civilian atrocities.
-PTC News
