Melhoora gunfight: 3 militants killed, Army officer, solider, civilian injured, Ops over

Area being sanitized, people requested not to go closer to gunfight spot: Police

Jahangeer Ganaie

Shopian, Apr 29  Three militants were killed while as an army officer, a soldier and a civilian were injured in an  encounter at Melhoora village of Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district officials said.

The Mehloora gunfight started yesterday  and all three militant bodies have been recovered while as a woman sustained injury. Pertinently, four militants of AGH were killed in an encounter with the forces in the same  village last week.

An official told new agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that three militants have been killed. He said an Army officer, a soldier and a woman also sustained injuries during the gunfight. The injured civilians  were rushed to Srinagar hospital for treatment. The injured woman was identified as Shahnaza Bano.

Earlier, officials said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants, a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in the area by joint team of forces including 55 RR and Shopian Police.

During the searches, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter, they said.

Meanwhile, security forces are sanitizing the area and have appealed the people not to go closer to the encounter spot till the site is properly sanitized