Two militants, OGW killed in Shopian encounter
Team Udayavani, May 31, 2019, 4:06 PM IST
Srinagar: Two militants and an over-ground worker (OGW) were on Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir following specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
The official said one of the militants is believed to be Saju Magrey of the Hizbul Mujahideen. Magrey was involved in a series of terror crimes, including IED incidents, he said.
The identities of the other militant and the OGW are being ascertained, the official said.
He said arms and ammunition have been recovered from the site of the encounter.
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