Five militants have been killed in a gunfight at Jan Mohalla area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday.
An official said that the operation has started Thursday evening and was prolonged till now due to the presence of militants in a Masjid.
IGP and GOC also rushed yesterday to the encounter site to monitor operation personally.
Earlier, a joint team of police and army launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Jan Mohalla area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
As the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight. (GNS)