Encounter Breaks Out in Shopian Kashmir
An encounter has started between militants and Government forces in the Dangam area of Harmain in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening.
An official confirming the exchange of gunfire to The Kashmiriyat said that 34 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a siege in Dangam area of Shopian.
He said that the cordon was laid after the forces had received a tip-off about Militant movements in the area.
As soon as the forces launched the searches, the Militants opened fire on them to which the forces responded.
All the entry and exit points to the area have been sealed, sources said, adding “two to three militants are believed to be holed up at the site of the encounter.”
Meanwhile, the Jammu Kashmir Police has said that they are...