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Two Al-Badr terrorists killed in Shopian encounter, operation underway

According to the official, two jawans sustained injuries during the operation and they have been hospitalised for treatment

By ANI

Published Date - 26 December 2020, 03:15 PM

Two Al-Badr terrorists killed in Shopian encounter, operation underway — Security personnel during a search operation after two unidentified terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with the security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district. -Photo: IANS

Shopian: Two terrorists affiliated with Al-Badr outfit were neutralised in an encounter in the Kanigam area of Shopian, said Dilbag Singh, Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

According to the official, two jawans sustained injuries during the operation and they have been hospitalised for treatment.

The encounter between security forces and terrorists started on Friday night on specific inputs.
“Last night, we started an operation in Shopian on specific inputs. Two Army Jawans were injured last night and were hospitalised. Both terrorists have been neutralised today. They belong to Al-Badr,” Singh told reporters here.

The operation still underway, the DGP informed, adding that “no casualties have been reported from our side”.

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