Gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Pulwama: Soldiers in action at the site of the gun battle in which three Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants, including a top commander who masterminded the 2017 attack on a CRPF camp, a soldier and a civilian were killed in Dalipora village of Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) A gunfight took place on Tuesday between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

After receiving information about the presence of militants in the Yarwan forests of Keller area, the security forces launched a search operation.

As the security forces tightened the cordon, the militants started firing which triggered the ongoing gunfight, police sources said.

--IANS

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