JK: Encounter breaks out in Shopian; 1 terrorist gunned down

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Shopian following a cordon and search operation in the early hours

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New Delhi: An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Friday morning, leaving one terrorist dead.   As per reports, the security officials have recovered several arms and ammunition from the terrorist, who died during exchange of fire. This comes days after three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter by security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 3. The encounter broke out when the polling for the Lok Sabha elections were to take place in Shopian. An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian following a cordon and search operation in the early hours, an Army official said. A brief exchange of firing took place between the two sides, which prompted the security forces to strengthen the cordon to prevent the terrorists from escaping. More details on the same are awaited.