(Asian News Hub) – Two militants have been killed and three solidiers have been injured in a gunfight that broke out between militants and security forces at Shokbaba area of Sumlar in North Kashmir’s Bandipora.
Official sources told that a Joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation after “specific inputs” about presence of militants in the forest area of Shokbaba.
“As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter,” they said.
They said that two militants have been killed and three soldiers sustained bullet injuries in the gunfight and were removed to the hospital. The status of their condition was not immediately known, they said.
The operation is being carried out by joint team of Police, Army’s 13RR and 14RR besides CRPF.
With Agencies
