Thursday 18th Jun, 2026
Encounter starts in Bandipora outskirts
Sajad Hameed
A Encounter starts between militants and Security forces in north Kashmir’s Bandipora outskirts on Thursday.
Reports reaching Times & Us said that Army 14 RR, SOG Bandipora and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Shukbabun area of Sumlar village of Bandipora.
As the forces intensified the searches, the militants opened fire on them triggering off an encounter, they said.
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