3 militants killed in encounter with security forces in J-K

Saturday, 18 July 2020Newsdesk

Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Amshipora area of Shopian in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation there, a police official said.

New Delhi, 18 July 2020

He said the search operation led to an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces, drawing retaliation. Three militants were killed in the gunfight, the official said. As per news report of PTI, the identity and group affiliation of the slain militants were being ascertained, he said, adding the operation was continuing.

Source -ptinews.com