Four Terrorists Killed In J&K's Shopian District

Four terrorists have been killed in the ongoing encounter in Pinjora area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. Police and security forces are carrying out the operation, said Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday.

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

"Encounter has started at Pinjora village of Shopain district of South kashmir Police and security forces are on the job," J-K Police said.

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Pinjora area of Shopian, in South Kashmir, this morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.

The exchange of fire is going on and further details are awaited.

This is the second encounter in Shopian district in the past 24 hours. Five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a self styled commander, were killed in the gunbattle with security forces in Reban area of the district on Sunday.

#UPDATE Four terrorists have been killed in the ongoing encounter in Pinjora area of Shopian district. Police and security forces are carrying out the operation. More details awaited: Jammu & Kashmir Police https://t.co/vgSdgWb49c

— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020