Kashmir Encounter: Three terrorists of al-Badr killed in Shopian encounter, one surrendered

The militant counter-insurgency operations of the army are still going on in Kashmir in the wake of the Corona epidemic. Three militants of al-Badr were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Imam Sahib area of ​​Kanjigam in south Kashmir district of Shopian in the early hours of today, while one militant surrendered. The terrorist who handed himself over to the army has been identified as Tausif Ahmed. He recently joined al-Badr.

According to the information received from the police, the security forces started the siege of the area around 1 am, after the reported presence of three to four militants in Imam Sahib area of ​​Shopian. 44 RR, CRPF and SOG personnel of Jammu were involved in the operation. After reaching Imam Sahib, the security forces started moving closer to the house where the terrorists were hiding. As soon as the terrorists saw the security forces coming close to them, they started firing.

One newly recruited terrorist namely Tausif Ahmad surrendered. Operation in progress: Kashmir Zone Police

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After the siege, security forces asked the militants to surrender. The terrorists responded with a grenade attack. It is a mistake that no security personnel were harmed in this attack. After this, firing started from both sides. During the encounter, the security forces evacuated the people present in the surrounding houses. When the security forces came to know that all the terrorists are local and there is a new one, they once again asked everyone to surrender. Police sources said that the number of times the security forces asked the militants to surrender, they responded only by firing.