Three militants killed in Shopian

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SHOPIAN — Third militant body has been recovered from the encounter spot in Yawran area of Keller in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

Officials confirmed that three dead bodies have been recovered so far and search operation is on in the area.

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Earlier on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, joint teams of forces including 23 Paras cordoned off Yawran Keller area of Shopian.

At the initial stage of the cordon, hiding militants fired upon forces which was retaliated and triggered a brief shootout, they said.

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Three militant bodies have been recovered who were killed in the initial shootout and toll of killed militants may increase.

Meanwhile, the search operation is on as we have inputs that more militants are trapped, officials said.

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