Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Mitrigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, said police officials on Thursday. “One more terrorist killed (Total 2). Operation over,” police said. Earlier, the police added that a group of two to three terrorists were holed-up […]
Of the five terrorists that were killed by security forces, two were neutralised by security forces in the encounter on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Hanjin village in Rajpora area of the district, following information about presence of militants.
Earlier, the Kashmir Zone Police had said that efforts were being made to get two militants hiding inside a mosque in Shopian after an overnight encounter to surrender.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of the day on receiving information about the presence of terrorists.