SRINAGAR: Two unidentified
militants were killed in an encounter with
security forces in
Pulwama district of
Jammu and
Kashmir on Saturday,
police said.
Security
forces launched a cordon and search operation in the south Kashmir district's Dangerpora in the wee hours of Saturday based on specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
When the forces were conducting searches in the area, the militants opened fire at them. An encounter ensued as the forces retaliated, he said.
Two militants were killed in the gunfight, he added.
The official said identity and group affiliation of the slain militants are being ascertained.
The search operation is still going on, he said.