Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces at Dairoo village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district today, police said.
A police officer told NVI that the encounter broke out after security forces launched a massive search operation in village Dairoo, Keegam in Shopian district early this morning.
“When the joint team of security forces zeroed on a house where militants were believed to be hiding, the militants opened heavy fire triggering a fierce gun-battle,” he said.
After heavy exchange of fire, one militant was killed, while the second one continued to fire intermittently. “At 9am, final assault was launched in which the second militant was also killed,” he said.
Kashmir Zone police confirmed on its Twitter handle that two militants have been killed. “Shopian encounter update: two unidentified militants killed. Further details awaited,” they said.
In the operation, joint teams of police, Army and the CRPF participated. A police source said that the operation was over and the bodies of two slain militants have been recovered. “It seems both are locals associated with the Hizbul Mujahideen. Final confirmation is still awaited as we are verifying their details,” he said.
He said that cordon continues to remain on in the area and search at the encounter spot is on. “We have recovered two weapons from the slain militants,” the police source said.
Meanwhile, police have urged people of Dario not to go closer to the encounter site till the spot is properly sanitised.
