Encounter breaks out in J&K's Sopore
Tuesday - August 24, 2021 12:15 am ,
Category : INDIA
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday night, officials said."Encounter has started at Sopore. Police and security forces are on the job," police said.The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
--IANS zi/pgh
--IANS zi/pgh
