Srinagar: Encounter has started between security forces and terrorists at Hasanpora area of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Two to three militants are reported to be hiding in the area.
"#Encounter has started at Hasanpora area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," Kashmir Zone Police stated in a tweet.
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#Encounter has started at Hasanpora area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice
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">#Encounter has started at Hasanpora area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) January 9, 2022#Encounter has started at Hasanpora area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) January 9, 2022
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of 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 and retaliated.
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With agency inputs