Two militants have been killed during the ongoing encounter in Kupwara district of north Kashmir’s Kupwara.
Police said that the Kupwara Police on Sunday launched a joint anti-militancy operation along with the Army’s 28RR on the disclosure of an arrested militant Showket Ahmed Sheikh in Lolab area of Kupwara.
During the search of hideouts, hiding militants fired upon joint search parties and our team also retaliated, in which one two militants have been killed, Police stated.
One of the slain has been identified as Pakistani militant.
Moreover, the arrested militant also got trapped. “The encounter is in progress,” Police said.
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