Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Four militants killed in Shopian gunfight, operation over | KNO

Published

on

kno news

Shopian, June 23 (KNO) : At least four militants in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in orchards in between Panzer and Daramdoora area of Shopian on Sunday. Officials sources  told KNO that four militants killed in the gunfight belong to Ansar Gazwat ul Hind. Earlier, after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants, a joint team forces including Army's 44 RR and SOG launched search operation in the area, a police official said. On intensifying search towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon forces which was retaliated triggered encounter, he said. During the ensuing of exchange of fire, three militants were killed, he said adding that dead bodies have been recovered and identification is being ascertained. They said that one among the slain militants had recently typed with Ansar after he was active with hizb for three years and other two are newly recruited militants of Ansar from Shopian. In wake of gunfight, the mobile internet services have been snapped in the Shopian district.(KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers of J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

General Elections-2024 | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Patients suffer as Nagbal Yousmarg PHC operates from rented building | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Meet Abdul Gaffar Kanihami, the man preserving Kashmiri folk music legacy for decades | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Entire JK lives in Jammu, city deserves quality infrastructure: Ghulam Nabi Azad | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Baramulla admin geared up for free & fair elections: DEO Sherpa | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Ramadan sees surge in street begging across Srinagar, elsewhere | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Young Kulgam writer authors three books, delves into Einstein's Theory of Relativity | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Have collaborated with J&K Police to eradicate drug menace: CCIK | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Jammu and Kashmir Government to Fill Over 12,000 Vacancies to Tackle Unemployment | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Teacher rationalization: | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

Centre sets-up tribunals to decide on ban on Muslim Conference factions | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

J&K admin sabotaging assembly elections, ruling like ‘uncrowned kings’: Omar Abdullah | KNO

TOP STORIES15 hours ago

In 5 years, MHA bans 9 separatist groups in J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

CRPF Sgr Sector wraps up inter-operational battalion tournament with spectacular finale | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

In touch with Centre for more security forces, will ensure optimum utilisation of all forces in LS Polls: DGP Swain | KNO

TOP STORIES2 days ago

BJP will win 400 seats in LS elections: Tarun Chugh | KNO

Copyright © 2021