At least three terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian where two other terrorists are holed up inside a mosque.
As per Kashmir Zonal Police, two more terrorists are firing from inside the mosque and the encounter is still on.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 unidentified #terrorists killed. #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/tHQgfhreDY
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) April 8, 2021
The encounter between security forces and terrorists started in Shopian on Thursday where terrorists are holed up inside a mosque. The Jammu and Kashmir Police had last night sent the brother of one terrorist and a local Imam inside the mosque to persuade the terrorists to surrender.
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In a tweet, the Jammu and Kashmir Police informed, “Shopian Encounter Update: Brother of holed up terrorist and local Imamsahab sent inside the mosque to persuade the terrorists to come out and #surrender. Efforts are on to save the mosque.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: Brother of holed up #terrorist & local Imamsahab sent inside mosque to persuade the #terrorists to come out & #surrender. Efforts are on to save the mosque. #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/xLLNjwUYaX
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) April 8, 2021
Chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfit has been trapped while three unidentified terrorists have been killed, added police.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: Chief of proscribed #terrorist outfit AGuH (JeM) trapped. #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/Xc7u0i1bZw
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) April 8, 2021
The news was confirmed by the Kashmir Zone police on their Twitter handle. “Chief of proscribed terrorist outfit AGuH (JeM) trapped,” the Kashmir Zone police tweeted. “Three unidentified terrorists killed. Operation going on,” the police further informed.
The gunfight began in the afternoon after a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.