Five terrorists killed in J&K encounter
Five terrorists were killed in an encounter in Shopian region of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off on presence of a large number of terrorists, Jammu and Kashmir police, Indian army and India’s Central Reserve Police Force launched an operation and laid a cordon in a village in Shopian on Friday night.
Director General of Police S. P. Vaid said a terrorist was gunned down in the night and four more were killed when the encounter resumed in the morning.
The encounter comes a day after two terrorists were killed during another gun fight in Sopore region.
