Shopian Encounter Three Militants killed & one militant surrender*_

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Shopian May 06: Three militants were killed and one surrendered in an encounter  at Kanigam village in Imam Sahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday.

An official said that three militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the area.

He said that one militant surrendered, however, the other three militants turned down repeated surrender offers given to them by government forces.

Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.