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J&K: Two Terrorists Eliminated By Security Forces In Shopian Encounter

Swarajya StaffDec 25, 2021, 10:47 AM | Updated 10:47 AM IST
Security personnel in J&K (Representative Image) (Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Security personnel in J&K (Representative Image) (Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)


Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday (25 December), police said.

The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Chowgam area of Shopian, in south Kashmir, after inputs were received about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter when the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel, who retaliated.


The security forces recovered "incriminating materials" including arms and ammunition from the encounter site.

The identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists are yet to be ascertained.

The search operation is going on, the police said.

Earlier on Friday (24 December), a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at Mumanhal village of the Arwani area in Anantnag district.


The bomb disposal squad of J&K police and Army destroyed the IED on the spot and averted a major tragedy.

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