location: Butmaran
notes: On the intervening night of Dec 18 to Dec 19, two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed at Batmuran village in Wanipora area (Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir) in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Army, police and CRPF. A soldier was injured and houses were damaged during the encounter. Rioters clashed with security forces at the encounter site.
target_text: location: Butmaran, fatalities: 2