Shopian Gunfight: Militants Escape After Brief Exchange of Fire

Umer Rashid

Srinagar, April 12: After brief gunfight on Wednesday, militants managed to give slip to security forces in Chakoora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district.

A top police officer told GNS that there was a brief exchange of firing between militants and security forces.

As the firing stopped, searches were intensified at the suspected spot, where no militant was found. They might have escaped taking advantage of darkness, the officer added.

Earlier police in a tweet reported a gunfight between militants and security forces in Chakoora area of Shopian.(GNS)