Two Kashmir militants killed in separate encounters
Reports said the latest incident took place in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday where security forces gunned down a militant in an overnight encounter.
According to reports, a fierce gunfight erupted in Pahlipora area of the district on Monday night after security forces laid a cordon around the village.
“When the cordon around the hiding militants closed in, they resorted to indiscriminate firing leading to an encounter that left one local Hizbul Mujahideen dead," an official sad.
The slain militant has been identified as Farooq Sheikh, a resident of Nazimpora area of the district.
An AK-47 rifle and some ammunition have been recovered from the encounter site.
In another encounter at Zoonareshi village under Kupwara district in north Kashmir, one millitant was killed during an overnight operation by the security forces, the army said.
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from encounter site and a search operation is going on. The slain militant is yet to be identified.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
