J&K: 2 Hizbul militants gunned down in Sopore encounter

Acting on specific intelligence inputs about presence of militants, security forces launched a cordon and search operation.

Update: 2017-09-04 05:43 GMT
An encounter broke on late Thursday night at Kanibal in Bijbehara of Anantnag district, 55 kms from Srinagar, when the police along with Army and CRPF cordoned off a village following an intelligence input about the presence of militants. (Representational Image)

Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants gunned down by security forces in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. 

Acting on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in Shanker Gund Brath area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) there, a police official said.

He said as the forces were conducting the search operation, the militants fired upon them.

The forces retaliated, resulting in an encounter, the official said.

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