Srinagar, October 07: three militants have been killed in an overnight encounter in the Sugan area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Official sources told that two militants have been killed so far, However, their identity couldn’t be ascertained yet, they said.
The operation was suspended late night on Tuesday due to darkness, however, operation again resumed with the first light of this morning and the third militant has also got killed.
A police officer told that on Tuesdays evening when militants were trapped after being encircled by forces, they were offered the chance to surrender, however they refused the offer.
Earlier, According to the reports reaching, a joint team of Police, 44 RR, and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Sighanpora.
As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the joint team, triggering off an encounter.
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