8 militants gunned down in Kashmir

Web Desk

Eight militants were gunned down in two encounters in south Kashmir. Joint operations were continuing in Pampore and Shopian since June 18 night.

Two militants have been killed so far and the bodies have been retrieved from the Pampore encounter site. In Shopian, the security forces gunned down four militants who were trapped in a gunbattle since June 18 .

In the Pampore gunbattle between militants and security forces, commandos of the Special Operations Group failed to convince the militants to surrender and the forces then entered a mosque. Two militants were holed up inside the mosque since June 18  morning and the gunbattle continued since then. Both the militants in the Pampore encounter have been killed.

At Munand Shopian, forces have killed four militants, taking the total to eight since Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that the forces have killed 100 militants in Kashmir this year.