Shopian, 27-Jan; The overnight encounter in the Shopian district of south Kashmir has ended as militants managed to slip away even after security forces conducted a massive 13-hour search operation in the area.The overnight military operation in Nowgam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district was called off on Thursday morning as militants, believed to be two in number, managed to escape.Three army soldiers were injured in the initial exchange of fire in the encounter that broke out on Wednesday evening shortly after security forces cordoned off the area following a tip off about the presence of militants there.A top police officer earlier confirmed that intelligence inputs suggested presence of two militants including a foreigner in the area “possibly escaped.(CNS)
