Gunfight breaks out in south #Kashmir's #Shopian | https://t.co/UPGgOwJwiu
— Greater Kashmir (@GreaterKashmir) June 25, 2022
A shootout broke out between turbans and security forces in Shirmal area of south Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
's Shopian district on Saturday evening, police said.
"Encounter has started at Shirmal area of #Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, " a police front man said.
The encounter started soon after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off.