Srinagar:Security forces have gunned down one militant in an ongoing encounter in the Shirmal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. The militant is yet to be identified, police said. The firefight took place after a joint team of police and army cordoned off the area on Wednesday and launched a search operation based on specific information about the presence of terrorists. As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
According to sources two to three militants are trapped in the area. Earlier in the day, the Kashmir Zone police, in a tweet, said that police and security forces are engaged with the terrorists in the firing. "Encounter has started in the Shirmal area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.
(with inputs from agencies)