SRINAGAR: One more militant was killed in an encounter with the counter-insurgent forces on Tuesday in Melhora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district taking the death toll of militants to two, an official said.
He said that one more militant was killed in the gunfight in Melhora area of Shopian.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 01 more unidentified #terrorist killed (total 02). Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/3yFNrJztCM
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 20, 2020
He added that the identity and group affiliation of slain militants were being ascertained.
Earlier, police had said that one militant was killed in the encounter on Monday.
