After a brief encounter between terrorists and security forces in Shirmal area of Shopian district late on Saturday night, the terrorists managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of the darkness. On Sunday, the security forces conducted a search operation in the area.
A top police officer said that after the exchange of fire between the terrorists and the security forces, the firing from the terrorists stopped. It seems that the terrorists may have escaped after taking advantage of the darkness and opened fire. He said that the search operation was still going on in the area.
It is noteworthy that after receiving concrete information about the presence of terrorists in Shirmal area of Shopian district, a joint team of police and army cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation to nab the terrorists. During this, the terrorists hiding in the area opened fire on the security forces, to which the security forces also responded. After the initial firing, the firing from the terrorists stopped. Due to darkness, the security forces maintained their siege and waited for the morning but when the security forces searched the area in the morning, the security forces did not find any terrorist from the spot. The terrorists are believed to have escaped by taking advantage of the darkness. The operation of security forces is going on in the area.