Security forces killed two more militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, bringing the total number of militants killed in the encounter to five.
The encounter broke out at Jan mohalla in the main town yesterday after the police, army and the CRPF launched a joint cordon and search operation there.
Three unidentified militants were killed in the gunfight yesterday, said a police spokesman on Twitter.
Late last night the police said the militants, believed to be two in number, had taken shelter in a mosque.
The spokesman said two more militants were killed this morning, taking the number of militants slain the gunfight to five.
