3 terrorists killed in Shopian encounter; another raging in J&K's Anantnag

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday even as another gun battle raged on in the nearby Anantnag district.

Two more unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on Sunday in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir even as another gun battle raged on in the nearby Anantnag district. Three terrorists have been killed by the security forces since Saturday evening in Shopian of J&K. In the past 48 hours, the security forces killed 12 terrorists in encounters at separate locations in Jammu and Kashmir. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant is being ascertained. The encounter in Shopian started on Saturday as the security forces, based on specific information about the presence of militants, launched a cordon and search operation.