Second encounter in Sopore in 24 hours – militant killed, forces look for others who could be hiding
A police officer said the slain militant could be the same person who escaped from an encounter in Bandipora recently
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Security personnel during an encounter with terrorists at Sagipora area of Sopore, in Baramulla district, J&K (PTI Photo)A militant was killed during a gunfight in the forests of Sopore in north Kashmir on Saturday evening. Police say security forces are still searching the area for more militants who could be hiding there.
On Saturday evening, security forces launched an operation in the forests of Rampur-Rajpur after receiving information about the movement of militants in the area.
As the joint team was conducting a search operation, they came under fire. The team retaliated, leading to a gunfight in which one militant was killed.
Police sources confirmed the development and said they are trying to ascertain the militant’s identity. “We are still in the process of identification – whether he is a local or a foreigner,” said a police officer.
A police officer said the slain militant could be the same person who escaped from an encounter in Bandipora recently. On November 6, a militant was killed in the Kaitsan forests of Bandipora in a gunfight. Police say they had inputs about two militants in the area, and one of them managed to escape. The Kaitsan forest is close to the Rampur-Rajpur forests.
The Rampur-Rajour forests fall on the border between Sopore and Bandipora. The forests connect to Sopore on one side, Bandipora on the other side and the frontier Lolab valley of Kupwara on a third side, in what has traditionally been an infiltration route.
This is the second anti-militancy operation in Sopore, once a militant hotbed, in the last 24 hours. On Friday, two militants were killed in Sagipora village of Sopore during a gunfight. Police said that both were Pakistani nationals.
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