Srinagar, June 07, (KNS): Five militants were killed in Reban village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday after government forces launched CASO in the area, an official said.
According to reports reached to Kashmir News Service (KNS), five militants have been killed in Reban area of Shopian district after government forces and militant faceoff took place in the area.
Earlier a joint team of Army’s 1 RR, CRPF and SOG of J&K Police carried out an anti-militancy operation after receiving tip-off about the presence of militants in the area.
Police official told KNS that that as the search party established the contact with militants hiding in the area, they in a bid to break the cordon, fired indiscriminately upon forces personnel. However the fire was retaliated, triggering an encounter, during which five militants got killed.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar confirmed the killing of five militants to KNS, during the operation and said the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained. He further said that the arms and ammunition have been also recovered from the encounter site
However soon after the encounter broke out in the village, authorities snap internet services across the district to maintain law and order situation. (KNS)