5 militants killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian
Five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a self-styled commander, were killed in the gunbattle with security forces in Reban area
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Srinagar: Five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a self-styled commander, were killed in the gunbattle with security forces in Reban area of the district on Sunday.
An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
This is the second encounter in Shopian district in the past 24 hours.