Shopian: A militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Feripora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district.Â
Â
A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while the operation is underway.Â
Â
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
Â
He 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.
Â
On Tuesday morning, three militants were killed in an encounter in Tulran Imamsahib area of Shopian.
Â
(KNO)
