Terrorist neutralized in Shopian Encounter

In an another anti terrorist operation by security forces one more local militant was killed in Rakhama area of South Kashmir's Shopian district this morning.

 Earlier after getting specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in Rakhama village swiftly a joint team of security forces which include 34 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, SOG Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF had launched a massive search operation in the area which turned into an encounter.
 One of the army officer told that the slain terrorist was given a chance to surrender many times but he refused and fired upon forces party which was retailed and in the ensuring fire fight the terrorist was eliminated.
 The commander of Indian Army’s two sector Brigadier AS Pundir was himself present in this operation monitoring the situation and concluded this operation without any collateral damage, he says that the search operation is over now.
  Meanwhile forces have recovered arms and ammunition from the terrorist and he has been identified as local from Kulgam area.