Four LeT terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

On receiving information about the presence of terrorists at Badigam in Shopian's Zainapora area, the security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police official said.

Srinagar: Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday afternoon.

The encounter began after the Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF, and Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned the area following a tip-off about the presence of militants there. On receiving information about the presence of terrorists at Badigam in Shopian's Zainapora area, the security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police official said.

As the forces approached the suspected residential house, the hiding militants opened fire on the forces, personnel retaliated triggering a gunfight. "Encounter has started at Badigam, #Zainapora area of #Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," a J&K police spokesman said in a Tweet.

In the exchange of fire, four terrorists were killed, the official said. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the slain ultras were members of proscribed terror outfit LeT. "LeT #terrorists neutralised in today's #encounter were active in Shopian & adjacent areas of Pulwama. They were involved in 6 #terror crimes including attacks on outside labourers. Hunt for their associates like Aijaz of Pulwama is on & they will be neutralised soon," Kumar wrote on Twitter.