Jaish terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu’s Shopian

SRINAGAR: A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist was killed in an operation by the security forces in Shopian of Jammu and Kashmir early Friday morning. The encounter took place in Kapren area of Shopian.

Security forces launched a predawn operation at Kapren area in Shopian following a tip-off on the presence of terrorists there. The terrorists fired at the search party leading to a gunfight.

As per the information provided by security forces and the police, a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was killed in the attack. He has been identified as Kamran Bhai alias Hanees. The police informed that after the encounter started this morning, the inspections are continuing at the spot.