Security Forces Gun Down Two Terrorists in J&K’s Sopore Encounter

Following intelligence inputs about militants in Sopore, security forces launched cordon and search operation.

File photo of security forces in Kashmir. Image used for representation. (File photo: PTI)

Two terrorists have been gunned down by security forces in Pazalpora village in Sopore township of Jammu and Kashmir. While two weapons have also been seized, the counter-terror operation is still underway.

The gunbattle broke out in Pazalpora village in Sopore township of the district on Wednesday, a police official said earlier, adding that two militants are suspected to be inside the house.

Following intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area, security forces launched a cordon and search operation late on Tuesday.

Speaking to the media, the official said:

The search operation was halted for the night, but the forces maintained the cordon to stop the militants from escaping.

The operation was resumed on Wednesday morning and the gunfight started after the trapped militants opened fire on the forces, which was responded to, he said.

(With PTI inputs)

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