Srinagar- Three militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Tulran, Imamsahab area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Police said all the slain militants were affiliated with the Resistance Front (TRF).
Kashmir zone police wrote on its official twitter handle;
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists of LeT (TRF) killed. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/rXyDGvedeL
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 11, 2021
One of the slain militants has been identified as Mukhtar Shah of Ganderbal, police said, adding that Shah was involved in killing of street hawker Virendra Paswan of Bihar.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate: Out of 03 killed #terrorists, one terrorist has been identified as Mukhtar Shah of #Ganderbal, who shifted to #Shopian after killing one street hawker Virendra Paswan of Bihar: IGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/0vgygLxLpr
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 11, 2021
Earlier on Monday evening an encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Tulran, Imamsahab area of Shopian.
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