Three militants gunned down in two separate gun battles

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Sopore 03-Aug-2019

Three militants have been killed in two separate gun battles in Kashmir valley within a  short span of 24 hours.According to the PTK correspondent, a militant was killed in an encounter with security  forces in Warpora area of Sopore. A joint operation was launched by the 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) Sopore after the area  was cordoned off. A soldier was also injured in the gun battle.In the second encounter, another militant was killed on Saturday morning taking the death toll to two in Shopian district of the state.The  encounter that has been going on since Friday in Pandushan village of the district. An Army soldier was also killed during the encounter. The operation has been called off.On a specific police input,  an operation was launched in the village. The first terrorist who was killed has been identified as Zeenat ul Islam Naikoo and his body has been recovered. The body was handed over to his family on  Friday night.Zeenat Naikoo was the most important local militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Shopian. He played the role of local anchor to the Jaish foreign militant and was involved in various  incidents of violence including killing of cops, firing and grenade lobbing. Four policemen lost their lives in an attack by Zeenat and his associates.This comes days after two JeM militants were killed  in a gunfight with security forces at the Bonbazar area of Shopian. A joint team of Indian Army's 23 Para and special operations group (SOG) Shopian had launched a cordon and search operation in  the area. As the forces approached the location, militants opened fire on them, triggering an encounter.On Thursday, another encounter took place between militants and security forces in  Baderhama Zawoora area of Shopian district. (PTK)