Encounter breaks out at Shopian in J&K
"Encounter has started at Chowgam area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job," police said
The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.
