Published on May 30, 2019
In Jammu & Kashmir, two unidentified terrorists were killed in a gunfight that raged between them and security forces in Dangerpora village of Sopore area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district in morning hours.
Security sources said the bodies have been retrieved adding that the identity and group affiliation of the slain are being ascertained. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
They said a cordon-and-search operation was launched following credible inputs about the presence of at least two terrorists in the area.
There was no report of any fatal or non-fatal casualties on forces side during the operation.
Meanwhile, the internet services in Sopore town continued to remain suspended as a precautionary measure in wake of the counter terror operation. Reports said that high-speed internet services have also been snapped in Handwara area that is around 40 Kms away from Sopore.
The district authorities had also ordered the closure of all colleges, Higher secondary in Sopore and all higher secondary educational institutions in the Zaingeer belt of Sopore.