Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in a night-long encounter in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
“Two LeT militants have been killed and incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, have been recovered from the encounter site. A search is on in the area,” a police spokesman said.
The police have not identified the slain militants.
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The encounter between the militants and the security forces started in Anantnag’s Sirhama area on Thursday afternoon.
“The fire was halted in the night. The houses where militants were hiding were encircled. The exchange of fire resumed on Friday morning, resulting in killing of both the holed-up militants,” the police said.
One militant and a CRPF jawan were killed in two separate incidents in Kashmir on Thursday, as militant attacks and search operations again see a spike in Kashmir.