Two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early Wednesday morning. This is the second encounter in the last 24 hours in the valley.
A J-K police spokesman said the encounter took place in Gopalpora area of Chadoora town in Budgam district in the early hours of Wednesday.
“Based on a credible input about the presence of terrorists, a cordon and search operation was launched in the intervening night jointly by Police and security forces in the area,” the police spokesman said in a statement.
“As the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the terrorists. The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight,” he added.
#Budgam encounter update: 02 #terrorists killed in the #encounter at #Chadoora. #Arms & ammunition recovered from the site of encounter. Their identities & affiliations are being ascertained. Case registered. @JmuKmrPolice @PIBHomeAffairs pic.twitter.com/XwI2WYk4af
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 13, 2019
In the ensuing encounter, police said two militants were killed. “Their identities and affiliations are being ascertained,” said the police.
On Tuesday morning, Hizbul Mujahideen militant who helped slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Naveed Jatt escape from a Srinagar hospital last year, was killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A soldier was also killed in the operation, while as another soldier was injured in the gunbattle.
