02 militants killed in Kupwara encounter, Search on:- Police

SRINAGAR PTK:- Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces near Pichnad Machil area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday.

A police officer said that acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Machil area of the district, the security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation there.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter when the militants opened fire at the security personnel, who retaliated.

In the exchange of fire, two militants were killed, the official said.

#KupwaraEncounterUpdate: 02 #militants killed. Search operation still going on. Further details shall follow. Kashmir Zone Police tweeted . (PTK)