Encounter Is Going On Between Terrorists And Security Forces
Encounter is going on between terrorists and security forces in Shopian. All three terrorists are hiding in a house, and surrounding houses are being evacuated.
An encounter is going on between terrorists and security forces in the Hef Shirmal area of the Shopian district of South Kashmir.
Following information about the presence of terrorists, the security forces had launched a search operation here.
Seeing the security forces approaching them, the terrorists started firing at them. The jawans are also firing in retaliation.
Security forces say that there maybe two to three terrorists. At present, firing is going on from both sides.
Police said that in the afternoon, two to three terrorists were reported to be sighted in the Hef Shirmal area of district Shopian.
As soon as the information was received, SOG personnel along with a joint team of Army and CRPF reached the area and started searching for the terrorists.
As soon as the security forces reached the hideout of the terrorists, they started firing indiscriminately at the soldiers. Taking their front, the security forces also started retaliatory firing.
Meanwhile, terrorists are also being asked to surrender, but continuous firing is going on from the terrorists.
According to local sources, these three terrorists are said to be local. It is also being said that they are related to Lashkar-e-Taiba, but officially no information has been given about this yet.
Police said that these terrorists are hiding in a house. Being a residential colony, the security forces are facing difficulty in continuing the operation.
People residing in the houses around the house where the terrorists are hiding are being evacuated safely.
The officer said that we are giving the opportunity to the terrorists, again and again, to surrender by putting down their arms but they are not agreeing.
As soon as the nearby houses are evacuated, the operation will be intensified to eliminate the terrorists.
