Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Pinjora area of the district in South Kashmir this morning after receiving information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said. He said the operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fired on personnel of a search party, who retaliated. In the exchange of fire, four terrorists were killed. Police have not revealed the identity of the slain terrorists or their group affiliation as part of a new policy to prevent youngsters from joining terrorist ranks. This is the second encounter in Shopian district in the past 24 hours. Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including a self-styled commander, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in the district’s Reban area on Sunday.
