Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagbal area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there.
Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagbal area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there, they said.
" #ShopianEncounterUpdate: 01 more #terrorist killed (Total 03). Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice", tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.
An encounter broke out during the operation in which one of the ultras has been gunned down so far, the officials said without giving further details.