One more militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Manihal village of Imamsahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district taking the toll of killed militants to four.
A police officer said that four unidentified militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as operation is over in the area.
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Earlier an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
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.
