Srinagar/March,24: Two militants were killed in a gunfight in Dooru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district which ensued late Friday evening and ended Saturday morning.
Police in a rweet said “The encounter is over and two militants were killed and arms & ammunition were recovered from the encounter site”.
The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained, it added.
The gunfight, according to the police, broke out last night between militants and the government forces in Shistargam in Dooru area.
An official said that SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police, army and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Shistargam village late Friday night after inputs about the presence of militants.
He said that the militants opened fire on the forces, triggering a gunfight.
Mobile Internet service was suspended in the area after the gunfight began.
