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A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and paramilitary forces intensified search operations in Kashmir. (File/AP Photo)
The body of a suspected militant was recovered along with weapons in the Channapora area of Shopian on Tuesday, three days after a brief gunfight between security forces and militants in the village.
Police sources identified the deceased as Zakir, one of the two militants believed to have been hiding in the area when a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and paramilitary forces launched a cordon and search operation on Saturday.
The operation was intensified over the following days as security forces maintained a tight cordon around the village’s orchards, where the militants were believed to be hiding.
Saturday’s encounter marked the first gunfight reported in the Kashmir Valley since October last year. The operation comes as the annual Amarnath Yatra is underway, with security forces on heightened alert across the region.
There was no official statement immediately on the recovery or on the status of the second suspected militant.
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