3 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district

Sri nagar: Three terrorists were killed by security forces in an encounter that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday (June 16) morning. The operation was carried out by a joint team of police, Army's 44RR and CRPF in Turkwangam village. The identity of the terrorists are still unknown.

The operation was launched after security forces received credible inputs that some terrorists were hiding in Turkwangam village. Army soiurces said that when the area where terrorists were hiding was cordoned,  terrorists were asked to surrender but they fired upon the searching party triggering an encounter.

Two AK-47 and one INSAS have been recovered till now. Operation is still in progress.

On Saturday (June 13), two terrorists were killed by security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. A joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, 19 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army and the Central Reserve Police (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation on receiving inputs about the possible presence of terrorists in Nipora area of Kulgam district on Friday night. As they approached the site, they were fired upon by the hiding terrorists. The security forces fired back, thus triggering an encounter.

Earlier, 14 terrorists including a top Hizbul commander, were killed in three separate encounters in Shopian district. In the last two weeks, security forces have killed 16 terrorists, taking the toll to 95 in this year.