Other MoA event in Jammu and Kashmir, Turkwangam area under Batpora Taluk (administrative division) in Shopian District area, India on Tue 4th January 2022

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Turkwangam area under Batpora Taluk (administrative division) in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on April 1 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Turkwangam area of Shopian District in south Kashmir during the night following inputs about the presence of militants there, a Police official said, adding that the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces, who retaliated. In the ensuing exchange of firing, a militant was killed, the official said. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant was being ascertained.