Two militants killed in Rajouri encounter

Security forces recovered two AK47 rifles with nine magazines and 232 rounds, four grenades, ammunition pouches, batteries, bandages, pills and other materials of day to day use from the slain militants. An FIR in this regard has been registered at the Thanamandi Police station and an investigation has been initiated.

Rajouri: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has killed two terrorists in an encounter in Rajouri's Thanamandi. The terrorists were killed after they opened fire on the security forces during a search operation.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police had on August 6 received information about the presence of a group of terrorists in the general area of village Pangai, following which a joint search operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police. During the search, the joint party came in close contact with terrorists who started firing upon the search party, which was retaliated effectively, in course of which two terrorists were successfully neutralised.

Security forces recovered two AK47 rifles with nine magazines and 232 rounds, four grenades, ammunition pouches, batteries, bandages, pills and other materials of day to day use from the slain militants. An FIR in this regard has been registered at the Thanamandi Police station and an investigation has been initiated.

Subsequently, one of the terrorists has been identified as Ramees Ahmad Tantray of Shopian, who had travelled to Pakistan on a valid Indian passport in February 2018 and was not known to have returned thereafter. Further verification of this is in process. The identity of the second terrorist is yet to be ascertained.

The joint cordon and search operation is still in progress.