J&K: Two terrorists killed, another surrenders in a gun battle in Shopian

The body of another terrorist identified as Tariq Ahmed Dar was recovered from the encounter site.

Two terrorists were killed by the security forces while another surrendered on Saturday evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

During the overnight gun battle, a terrorist who has been identified as Adil, surrendered along with his AK 47 rifle. Another terrorist was killed in the exchange of fire.

Adil, a resident of Chitipora in Shopian, was immediately whisked away for questioning.

The body of another terrorist identified as Tariq Ahmed Dar was recovered from the encounter site. Dar was involved in many terror related incidents. The terrorists reportedly belonged to Hizbul Mujahideen group.

Police said a joint operation was launched in Barbugh village in Shopian by security forces on Saturday evening after they received a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists.

Earlier on Saturday, a group of heavily armed militants attacked a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district in which one policeman was killed and two others seriously injured. The incident took place barely 500 yards from the venue of Home Minister Rajnath Singh's scheduled meeting on Sunday.

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