Security forces on Friday gunned down two terrorists during a gunfight, which was raging since Thursday evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said.
Sources, however, said three terrorists have been killed in the encounter, which had erupted in Chewa Ullar area of Tral in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.
Officials said the first terrorist was killed early on Friday morning and that the operation is now over.
Two AK-47 assault rifles have been recovered from the site of the encounter, a spokesperson of the Indian Army said.
A joint team of state police, Indian Army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) had launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area.
Officials said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding terrorists opened fire at a search party, who retaliated. The forces maintained a tight cordon throughout the night to prevent them from escaping, they added.
The operation launched on Thursday evening was stopped during the night due to darkness and resumed in the morning with a gunfight.
In a separate incident, a personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a five-year boy were injured in an attack along the national highway in Bijbhera of south Kashmir.
{{/usCountry}}In a separate incident, a personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a five-year boy were injured in an attack along the national highway in Bijbhera of south Kashmir.
{{/usCountry}}Security forces have stepped up the offensive in the Kashmir Valley and killed more than 100 terrorists in operations since the beginning of this year.
Several of these encounters have taken place in south Kashmir, which is considered the hotbed of militancy in the region.