Srinagar: Security forces on Monday killed three terrorists in an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district following an early morning fierce gun-battle.
As per the preliminary reports, the encounter took place in the Wachi area of Shopian where the terrorists were hiding in a house.
It was a joint operation by the Army, the CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, said an official adding that on receiving a tip off about some terrorists hiding in the area, the security forces cordoned off the area. “As the security cordon tightened, the hiding terrorists opened fire to break the cordon and escape but in the retaliatory fire, three terrorists got eliminated,” said an official.
One of the terrorists killed has been identified as Adil Sheikh, responsible for looting eight weapons from the residence of former People’s Democratic Party MLA Ajaj Mir from Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar on September 29, 2018.
The other terrorist killed in the encounter is Waseem Wani, a resident of Shopian while the identity of the third terrorist is yet to be ascertained.
Though the encounter has ended, the search operation in the area continues, added the official.