May 03
Three Militants have been killed during an encounter between militants and Government forces at Adkhara area of Imam Sahab in South Kashmir’s Shopian District.
Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning 34 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area around 3:30 am.
The cordon continued for nearly three hours, during which the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter.
All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces.
As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat three Militants have been killed in the exchange of gunfire, who as per Sources is a Local residents.
Sources meanwhile said that Lateef tiger, one of the oldest surviving Militants, who was also a part of Burhan’s first group photographs trapped at the site of the encounter.
The identity of the other two Militants has been put as Tariq Molvi of Moolu Chitragam in Shopian and Shariq Ahamad Negroo of Chottigam in Shopian.
The firing has stopped as of now, however, the search operations are still going on at the site of the encounter.
Locals told The Kashmiriyat that two houses have been partially damaged in the encounter, while one has completely been damaged in the encounter.
Mobile internet services have been barred in entire South Kashmir District, Also train services have been suspended from Srinagar to Banihal which runs through South Kashmir.