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.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-09-04 05:43 GMT
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.