Two terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar

The gunfight comes two days after four terrorists, including two from the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were gunned down in separate encounters in south Kashmir.

Two terrorists were gunned down in an encounter that broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Rambagh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday, police said. The soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were involved in the joint operation, they added.

Securitymen taking positions during an encounter rages with terrorists in Chattabal area of Srinagar in May. (Waseem Andrabi/HT File Photo)

“#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 02 #terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice” the Kashmir Zone police said in a tweet.

The gunfight comes two days after four terrorists, including two from the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were gunned down in separate encounters in south Kashmir. Two JeM terrorists, including a Pakistani national, were killed in Kulgam district on Saturday morning while another two were killed in the afternoon in Pulwama district.

Also, three terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on October 7, according to police, and a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed when he attacked a BJP activist in Ganderbal district of the Valley on the previous day.

As many as 189 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year.