SRINAGAR: Two more militants were killed in an encounter with the counter-insurgent forces in Check Cholan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district taking the death toll of militants to three, police said.
An official said that two more militants were killed in the gunfight in Check Cholan area of Shopian district.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 02 more unidentified #terrorists killed (Total 03). #Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/jTruoyp1Ts
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) December 8, 2021
He added that the identity and group affiliation of slain militants were being ascertained.
The search operation is on in the area and further details are awaited.
Earlier, police had said that two militants were killed in the encounter at Check Cholan area of Shopian.