Added on July 10, 2021
KV Network
Encounter breaks out in Anantnag
Anantnag Jul 10: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.
Police said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
They said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.
A senior police officer confirmed the exchange of fire between forces and militants.
He said that two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.