A Special Police Officer (SPO) lost his life while three unidentified militants were killed in two separate encounters in Budgam and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.
Three terrorists were killed, they were affiliated with Al-Badr and were local militants. Two AK 47 Rifles and a pistol were recovered from them: Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir on #Shopian encounter pic.twitter.com/GU46CZsVcn
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Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Zanigam village in the Beerwah area of Budgam district following information about the presence of militants there, the officials said.
We’d received info last night that a foreign terrorist, Yusuf – LeT Commander & another militant are holed up in a house. We launched cordon with Army’s help.CRPF reached too. In the morning we came to know that they escaped but are injured: IGP Kashmir on #Budgam encounter (1/2) pic.twitter.com/SdOrBCJil8
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They said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards security forces’ positions.
Two policemen were injured in the gunbattle. They were rushed to a hospital here for treatment but one of them succumbed, the officials said.
In another encounter at Badigam in Shopian district, three militants were killed by security forces, they said.
(With Agency Inputs)