5 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

The encounter began around 1.30 am when Army Police and the CRPF began an operation on specific input about presence of militants in Sugoo village.

Five terrorists were killed in a gunbattle between the security forces and terrorists at a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.

Shopian has seen three encounters this week. 3 terrorists are trapped as gunbattle continues between terrorists and the armed forces. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photos/For Representative Purposes Only)

The encounter began around 1.30 am when Army Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) began an operation on specific input about presence of militants in the village.

These terrorists were believed to be trapped inside a house in Sugoo village, according to police.

This is the third encounter in Shopian district since Sunday.

Fourteen militants have already been killed in these encounters.

More details are awaited.