Two Hizb terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian
November 04, 2018 14:16
Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Khudpora area on Saturday evening following information about presence of the terrorists there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fire towards the security forces, who retaliated.
Two terrorists were killed in the encounter while two others managed to escape, he said.
"A couple of terrorists managed to escape from the site as blood trails have been seen there," he added.
The gunned-down terrorists have been identified as Mohammad Irfan Bhat and Shahid Mir. While Bhat had joined terrorist ranks last year, Mir was part of an arms case from 2004, a police spokesperosn said.
"Incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, have been recovered from the encounter site. Police have registered a case and started investigations," he said. -- PTI
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