Gunfight: Top JeM commander believed to be trapped in Shopian

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Government forces during a gunfight in south Kashmir
Government forces during a gunfight in south Kashmir

SHOPIAN — A top Jaish-e-Muhammad commander is believed to be trapped in an encounter in Rawalpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district where exchange of firing is on.

A top police official said that Jaish commander Wilayat alias Sajad Afghani, a resident of Rawalpora, is reportedly trapped.

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He said that Cordon and Search Operation was launched on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area yesterday.

He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.

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