Shopian Encounter: Unidentified militant killed operation underway

Umer Rashid

Srinagar, August 30: An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Nagbal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday an official said.

The Kashmir Police Zone soon after encounter wrote on their Twitter handle,” 01 militant killed. Operation in progress. Further details shall follow.

Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area.

As the joint team of forces zeroed towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired on the joint team, which was retaliated triggering off a gunfight.(GNS)