Kokernag Encounter: Militants give forces slip following brief exchange of fire
Srinagar: Militants are reported to have given forces a slip after a brief exchange of gunfire during cordon in Tangwapa Kokernag area of South Kashmir.
Reports said that militants took advantage of darkness, police sources claimed.
Officials sources told KNO that search operation in the area are undergoing.
Earlier on Saturday night at around 2 am a joint team of forces including special operations group (SOG) of police and 19 RR of army laid a siege to ‘flush out hiding militants’.
“Hiding militants opened fire on the forces that lead to brief exchange of fire which was followed by a lull,” sources confided.
They added that there is complete silence in the area from last 8 hours.
Meanwhile, authorities have snapped mobile internet service.
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