4 Militants Killed In Shopian Gunfight: Police
Srinagar- Four militants were killed in a gunfight with state forces in Pinjora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said.
The state forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Pinjora area of Shopian this morning after receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the operation turned into a gunfight after the militants opened fired on personnel of a search party, who retaliated. In the exchange of fire, four militants were killed.
Police have not revealed the identity of the slain militants or their group affiliation as part of a new policy to prevent youngsters from joining militant ranks.
This is the second encounter in Shopian district in the past 24 hours.
Five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a commander, were killed in a gun battle in the district’s Reban area on Sunday.
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