Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Pinjora area of Shopian district of Jammu-Kashmir on Monday morning, police said.
Security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, news agency PTI reported quoting a police official.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
After the operation ended, the bodies of the terrorists were later recovered and arms and ammunition were also recovered.
Pinjora is around 12kms from Reban village where five terrorists were killed on Sunday. Two houses were also damaged.
A joint operation of army, CRPF and police was launched early in the morning after a tip off about the presence of terrorists at Reban village. The militants were killed after a 12 hour encounter.
(With inputs from PTI)