SRINAGAR: In the early hours of Thursday, three newly recruited militants of the Al-Badr outfit were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kanipora region of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, while a fourth surrendered, police said.
Police identified the surrendered militant as Tausif Ahmad, although the identification of the trio is still unknown.
A series of tweets put out by the Kashmir Zone Police states,
“#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice”
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/R2A04wT7lp
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 6, 2021
Another tweet states,
“#ShopianEncounterUpdate: One newly recruited #terrorist namely Tausif Ahmad #surrendered. #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice”
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/R2A04wT7lp
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 6, 2021
Further details awaited.
