Two militants and two soldiers were killed in an early morning operation in north Kashmir's Bandipora area on Wednesday.
A police official said security forces, comprising of army and local police, sealed off Rakh (Paribal), Hajin, around 5 a.m. The operation was launched after "follow up of inputs about the presence of a large group of armed militants in the area."
In the initial exchange of firing, two militants were killed. "However, two soldiers also sustained injuries, who succumbed later [sic]," said the official.
Both militants are believed to be associated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The search operation is on as the firing from both sides have stopped. "It was an intense operation. Two members of the army's Air Force Garud were killed," army spokesperson told The Hindu.
On September 27, a BSF jawan, who was home on a leave, was killed by militants in Hajin.