Encounter breaks out in Shopian's Feripora, 5th gunbattle in 30 hours

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Feripora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Tuesday morning.

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Feripora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Tuesday morning.

An official informed that a joint team of police, Army's 34 RR and CRPF's 14 battalion, after receiving information about the presence of militants, launched a search operation in the area.