Shopian encounter: Two militants killed, operation over
Srinagar: Two unidentified militants have been killed and their charred bodies have been recovered, who were killed in an encounter that raged in Gadapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district during Friday evening and the search operation that continued for many hours has also ended.
Official sources confirmed that two militants have been killed and at least six structures suffered damage in the incident.
Two dead bodies have been recovered and among them one is completely charred while the lower body of another slain militant is also burnt, they said.
They added that their identification is being ascertained however, sources believe that killed militants were associated with Jaish and one among them is foreigner and one is a local.
We were expecting third body at the spot as well and we used JCB and machinery to trace it but couldn’t find the third body, they added.
Meanwhile, over a dozen persons suffered injuries during massive clashes that erupted in the area near the encounter site.
Earlier on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a joint team of forces including 34 RR and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police launched search operation in Gadhapora Ratnipora area of Shopian.
On intensifying search operation towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon forces which was retaliated triggering an encounter.
Meanwhile, in wake of the gunfight internet services have been snapped in Shopian while in other parts of South Kashmir net speed has been throttled to 2G.(with inputs from KNO)
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