The encounter between militants and security forces took place on Wednesday. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi/File)
Four militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Melahura area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday morning. “All 4 militants have been killed in the ongoing operation at Melhura Shopian,” J&K Police tweeted.
“Two militants have been killed in Shopian encounter. Encounter still going on. Two more militants are still trapped,” J&K Police had said in the morning.
All 4 terrorists killed in the ongoing operation at Melhura Shopian.
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) April 22, 2020
On Saturday, three CRPF men were killed and two injured after militants fired at a checkpoint in North Kashmir's Sopore. “There was a naka (checkpoint) in the area. They(militants) fired at us and we retaliated. We have lost three men,” Zulfiquar Hasan, CRPF's Special DG (J&K Zone) told The Indian Express.
A day before, four militants, two of whom had recently attacked a police party, were killed in separate encounters. One of the gunfights took place in Kishtwar district. The two militants slain there were identified as Basharat Hussain and Ashiq…
