Shopian encounter: Security forces on Thursday morning neutralised a terrorist affiliated with the proscribed outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in the Kathohalan area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. A joint operation by the local police and the Indian Army began in the wee hours.
Arms and ammunition recovered
According to the Kashmir zone police, incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered from the encounter site.
Kashmir Zone Police in a post on X said, “#ShopianEncounterUpdate: One (01) #terrorist affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit TRF neutralised. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.”
The operation is currently in progress as security forces are conducting a search to ensure there are no additional threats in the area.
More details are awaited
