An encounter broke out on Wednesday morning between security forces and terrorists in Memander area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Around 3 terrorists are believed to be trapped, according to reports.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Memander area of Shopian following information about the presence of terrorists there, the officials said. The encounter started at 4.20 am. A joint team of Army’s 23 Para, CRPF and Special Operations Group (SOG) launched a cordon and search operation in Shopian following the inputs.
This comes a day after the Indian Air Force carried out pre-dawn airstrikes on Tuesday and destroyed major launch pads of terrorists in Pakistan’s Balakot. More than 10 bombs were dropped by the multi-role fighter jet Mirage 2000 at around 3:30 am. The attack was confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
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