Fresh encounter breaks out in Shopian

Shopian, May 29(KNB): An encounter breaks out between the government forces and militants in Pinjoora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.

As per the reports, a joint team of forces including army, police and paramilitary men launched a cordon and search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of some militants in the village.

The forces were carrying searches when the militants started firing, triggering an encounter.

The firing was going on, as per the last reports.(KNB)