Srinagar: Two unidentified militants affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
"#PulwamaEncounterUpdate: Another #terrorist killed (Total=2), both affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit LeT. Search going on. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow. , " Kashmir Police said in a tweet. The encounter broke out in the Naina Batpora area of Pulwama district on Thursday morning after the security forces laid a cordon following a tip-off about the presence of militants there.
Reports said that as the search party approached the suspected area, the hiding militants opened fire on the forces personnel, who retaliated thus triggering an encounter. J&K Police, Army, and CRPF are jointly conducting the operation. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar in a statement said that they took "every precaution to ensure that no damage happens to the mosque" in the vicinity of the encounter site.
