{"id":11910,"date":"2018-05-06T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=11910"},"modified":"2018-05-06T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:29:26","slug":"four-militants-killed-in-ongoing-shopian-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=11910","title":{"rendered":"Four militants killed in ongoing Shopian encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><b><i>Srinagar, May 6 :<\/i><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><span><i> <\/i><\/span><i>Four militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter at Badigam area of south Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian district.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>A police officer told GNS that four militants were killed in the operation so far.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>&#8220;Bodies of the slain militants were recovered along with as many rifles,&#8221; the officer said.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>He said that the identities of the militants are being ascertained. He said that the operation is going on in the area.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>Earlier, the gunfight broke out at Badigam village after army&#8217;s 44 RR launched the cordon-and-search operation in the area.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>Army&#8217;s 23 Para Commandos, 34 RR, 3 RR, CRPF, and SOG were rushed as reinforcements after the contact with militants was established.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>In the initial firefight one SOG personnel, Anil Kumar and army soldier of 44 RR were injured.<\/i><span><i><\/i><\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0in0in10pt; line-height: 18.0473px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22.9693px;\"><i>Soon intense clashes rocked the area and one civilian suffered injuries and was hospitalized. 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