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Encounter breaks out between security forces & militants in J-K's Shopian
Updated On: 25 December, 2021 09:48 AM IST | Srinagar | PTI
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chowgam area of Shopian in south Kashmir, following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
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An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chowgam area of Shopian in south Kashmir, following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding militants fired upon a search party of the security forces, which retaliated. The exchange of firing was going on when last reports came in, the official said, adding that further details were awaited.
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