Jammu and Kashmir: Militant killed in encounter in Shopian

Kashmir Zone Police said the encounter was under way and security forces were on the job.




One militant was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Monday. Kashmir Zone Police said the encounter was underway and security forces were on the job.

A police official said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban in south Kashmir on receiving information about the presence of militants. He said that the operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired on the search party and gunfight is going on.

This is a developing story. More details are awaited.

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