Srinagar: Two militants were killed Friday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police sources said. Bodies of both militants have been recovered from Kralgund village of Langate area and searches were underway to sanitise the place.
Information about the presence of the militants was received late Thursday night, following which the early morning raid was conducted Friday.
As security forces cordoned off the area, the militants opened fire. The security forces comprising Army and CRPF personnel retaliated in return. Intermittent gunfire could be heard from the area for approximately two hours. Later at around 8.00am in the morning the forces closed down on the militants and terminated them.
Since the Pulwama terror attack, February 14, the valley has been plagued by clashes between the militants and the Indian security forces. Every day there is some encounter or the other leading to deaths.
IANS