Shopian gunfight: One US-made M-4 carbine, 36 armour piercing bullets recovered, say officials

The security forces Sunday said that they have recovered a US-made M-4 carbine and 36 Armour piercing rounds from the one slain militant killed in Rawalpora, Shopian encounter.

The army on its official Twitter handle wrote that they have recovered US made M4 Carbine, 3, Magazines, 36 Armour piercing rounds and Rs 9600. Pertinently, a top police officer had told KNO that a Jaish-e-Muhammad commander Sajad Afgani was believed to be trapped in the Rawalpora encounter.

 

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However, final official confirmation whether the slain militant is Sajad, is yet to come as police is ascertaining the identity.