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Kashmir: Seven militants killed in Shopian gunfight

| @indiablooms | Apr 01, 2018, at 03:56 pm

Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS): Calling it a major success for security forces, Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir  SP Vaid on Sunday said that seven militants, including top commanders, were killed in a gunfight with forces in Dragad village of Shopian in south Kashmir.

In a tweet, Vaid said that seven bodies of militants have been recovered.

He said the slain included top commanders.

The DG informed that a militant was also killed in Dialgam gunfight while one was caught alive.

Further details are awaited.


(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)


 

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