Encounter between Indian Army and terrorists underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag; 6 militants killed

Six militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Sekipora area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. According to reports , arms and ammunition were recovered from the spot. [caption id=“attachment_4726651” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of army officials in Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir. Reuters[/caption] Indian Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police are jointly conducting the ongoing operation. The operation was launched based on inputs about the presence of militants in a forest area in Bijbehara. As a precautionary measure, authorities have suspended mobile internet services in Anantnag. More details of the ongoing encounter are awaited. The valley has been witnessing a spurt in terror activities for the past few months. On Tuesday, five people, including four Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and a paratrooper from the Indian Army, were killed in an encounter at Nadigam village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. On 18 November, two terrorists associated with terror outfit Al-Badr were killed in an encounter  in Rebban area of Shopian district. On the same day, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan lost his life after terrorists opened fire on a CRPF camp at Railway Colony in Pulwama’s Kakapora area. With inputs from agencies