Two LeT militants killed in encounter in J&K's Kulgam

Two militants were killed in an encounter at Okay village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday, police said.

Kulgam (J&K): Two militants were killed in an encounter at Okay village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday, police said.

A police official said that a joint team of Police, Army's 9 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area after receiving specific information about the presence of militants.

"As the joint teams of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering a gunfight," he added.

Giving details about the gunfight, the official said, "Two militants have been killed while a search operation is on in the area. Militants were repeatedly asked to surrender, however, they refused to do so and fired upon the forces, which was retaliated, resulting in the killing of both of them."

IGP Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, said, "Both the killed terrorists are locals and linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF. They were involved in several terror crimes."

Police further said that arms and ammunition including one AK-47 rifle and a pistol were recovered from their possession. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and an investigation has been initiated.

This is the third gunfight in 24 hours in Kashmir. On Monday, Srinagar witnessed two encounters in which two militants, including top LeT commander, Salim Parray, were killed.

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