Srinagar: Two terrorists were neutralised by security forces in an ongoing encounter in Sopore area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Hardshiva in Sopore area, of north Kashmir, this morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police officer said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated. The exchange of firing is going on and further details are awaited.
Earlier, on June 23, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandzoo area of Pulwama while a CRPF personnel who had sustained a bullet injury succumbed at a hospital.
A militant was also killed on June 20 in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, security forces neutralised a total of eight terrorists in two parallel operations stretched over two days in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir in past one week.
While a total of three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were eliminated in Pulwama, a mixed group of five JeM and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were neutralised by forces in Shopian.
READ: CRPF jawan, 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
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