After a brief exchange of fire, militants have managed to give slip to government forces in Wathoo area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district where a gunfight broke out last night, officials said on Thursday.
An official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that gunfight broke out last evening after a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched search operation in the area.
He said as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated to, triggering a gunfight.
“After initial exchange of fire, no contact was established with the militants,” he said.
He said cordon layers were tightened after initial exchange of fire, however, no militants were found during subsequent searches after which the operation was called off.
He, however, said during searches two Pherans, two pistol rounds and three AK-47 rounds were recovered from the site. (KNO)
