Shopian Encounter: Adil was caught after security forces launched a joint operation in a village.
Highlights
- Police said Adil had recently joined the Hizbul Mujahideen group
- Security forces got tip-off on presence of terrorists in Barbugh village
- Rajnath Singh is in Jammu and Kashmir on four-day visit
A terrorist was caught during an encounter that began last evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. This is the first time in recent years that a terrorist was caught while an encounter was underway in south Kashmir. Two other terrorist were killed.
During the overnight gunbattle, a terrorist who has been identified as Adil, 17, was caught. Police said Adil had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen group in May. Two others, one of them identified as Tariq Ahmad, were killed in the exchange of fire.
Police said a joint operation was launched by security forces on last evening after they received a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists at Barbugh village in Shopian. "Last time when I came here I told police that we should give chance to those who want to surrender," said Jammu and Kashmir Inspector General of Police, Munir Khan.
Shopian encounter took place after security forces got a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists in a village.
Police said a search operation after the Shopian encounter is underway.
On Saturday,
terrorists attacked a police party in south Kashmir's Anantnag district leaving a constable dead, striking barely a kilometre from the venue of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's scheduled meeting with security personnel today. Mr Singh is on four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to "interact with delegations from different sections of the society."