Shopain encounter : Fresh firing resumes
Umar Rashid
Shopian, Oct 06 : Fresh firing resumed between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian district late this evening.
An official told Kashmir Despatch that fresh firing resumed from both sides at gunfight site in Sugan area of Zainapora Shopian. The officer, however said no militant militant has been recovered sofar.
Earlier, on Tuesday evening a joint team of Army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Sugan area of Zainapora Shopian following inputs about the presence of some militants in the area.
The search operation was turned into gunfight after hidding militants fired upon them.
Pertinently, An unidentified militant and police constable were killed when militants attacked the house of a BJP worker in Nunar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said Tuesday.
SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal in a tweet also confirmed the killing of police constable and Identified him as Mohammad Altaf.
SSP Identified slain militant as Shabir Ahmad a resident of Awantipora. He said the slain was reportedly part of TRF militant outfit.
