Two militants killed in Pulwama encounter

SRINAGAR< (PTK): Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Two J&K Police personnel have been wounded in the encounter so far. Security sources said that joint party of security forces launched cordon and search operation on the basis of presence of militants in Zantrag Khrew locale of Awantipora area in the district.

They said as the forces zeroed in on the suspected place, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately triggering gunfight. The officials said during the initial gunfight, two terrorists were killed at the encounter site. The operation is in progress in the area.

With killing of two militants today, the number of militants killed has reached ten during this month till date. The slain include seven Hizbul militants and one Jaish cadre while one top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Waseem Wani was killed in an encounter in Wachi Zainpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district yesterday.

Meanwhile, following the arrest of DSP Davinder Singh and Hizb top commander Naveed Babu recently, the search operations have been launched at several places in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. (PTK)