Shopian encounter: 2 LeT terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir, search ops still on 

A fresh encounter broke out between Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district in the wee hours of Tuesday, killing two terrorists, said the police.

2 LeT terrorists killed in encounter at J-K’s Shopian district

According to the Kashmir Zone Police, the LeT terrorists have been identified as Morifat Maqbool and Kazim Farooq alias Abrar.

Taking it to X (formerly known as Twitter), ADGP Kashmir said, “Killed #terrorists have been identified as Morifat Maqbool & Jazim Farooq @ Abrar of #terror outfit LeT. #Terrorist Abrar was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit late Sanjay Sharma.”

#ShopianEncounterUpdate: Killed #terrorists have been identified as Morifat Maqbool & Jazim Farooq @ Abrar of #terror outfit LeT. #Terrorist Abrar was involved in killing of Kashmiri Pandit late Sanjay Sharma: ADGP Kashmir@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/Jj0Bxb49dG

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 10, 2023

Details of Shopian encounter

The encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Alshipora area of Shopian in the early hours of Tuesday, said the officials.

#WATCH | Shopian Encounter Update: Two terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow: Kashmir Zone Police

(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) https://t.co/ULxqMsR7ba pic.twitter.com/zhzmGsSJ7l

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2023

The encounter started while security forces were conducting an anti-terrorist operation after the police received information about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added.

More details are still awaited.