Shopian: On Saturday in a recent encounter report, a major breakthrough for the security forces, two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Gahand Harmain village in South Kashmir's Shopian district. According to reports, the search operation was launched by a joint team of 34 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after receiving a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Here it is to be noted that the gunfight broke out after the terrorists opened fire on the security forces. The identity of the killed terrorists is yet to be ascertained. The forces have cordoned off the area, and combing operations are underway. According to some media reports, three army man and one policeman sustained injuries in the encounter.

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However, it is worth mention that, earlier, on March 22, six terrorists were gunned down by security forces in three separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir. Two terrorists and a boy, who was taken a hostage, were killed in an encounter in Bandipora district's Mir Mohalla area. While in Shopian district's Imam Sahib area, the security forces killed two terrorists following a gunfight. In another gun battle in Sopore's Warpora area, two terrorists were killed in the same site of an encounter on the previous day.

As a report in recent before, a terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter with the security forces in the forest area of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. However, the identity of the deceased terrorists has not yet been ascertained.

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