Foreign Jash Militant Killed in Shopian Gunfight, says ADGP Kumar

Srinagar, November 11 (KNS):   Additional Director General of Police Kashmir(ADGP),  Vijay Kumar on Friday said that a foreign Jash-e-Mohammad militant has been killed in a gunfight that rages early morning in Kaprin area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district.


"One FT of JeM militant outfit killed, identified as Kamran Bhai @ Hanees who was active in Kulgam-Shopian area. Search is still going on," said the Kashmir Police zone in a tweet while quoting ADGP Kumar.

As per police, the encounter was broke out when joint teams of forces launched an anti militancy operation in the area. “During a search operation, as the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the search party which was retaliated upon effectively leading to an encounter,” it said.(KNS).

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