Shopian: Five militants killed by forces in an encounter
Srinagar, June 19 (HS):In Shopian, the forces killed four militants who were trapped in a gun battle since Thursday.
A joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Bandapoh area. A total of five militants have been killed so far. The security forces have not yet identified the suspected militants or the organisations they belong to.
Pertinently the operation had started yesterday (Thursday) in which one militant was killed and was suspended due to darkness. As the first ray of light came in, the operation was resumed by the forces.
Mobile Internet has been also suspended in the Shopian district for precautionary measures.
