Encounter breaks out between safety forces, militants in J-Ok’s Shopian

An encounter broke out between safety forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police mentioned.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shirmal space of the south Kashmir district after receiving particular inputs concerning the presence of militants there, a police official mentioned.
He mentioned because the forces had been conducting searches, militants fired upon them.
The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter, the official mentioned.
The change of firing is happening and additional particulars are awaited, he added.