Srinagar Two militants were killed in an encounter with troops in the forest area of Shalgul Srigufwara in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday.
A police spokesman said on a specific input generated by Anantnag Police regarding presence of militants in Shalgul forest area, a joint CASO was launched by Police and 3 RR in the area in the morning.
“During the search operation, as the presence of militants was ascertained, they were given an opportunity to surrender. However, they fired indiscriminately towards the joint search party, which was retaliated by troops,” he said.
“In the ensuing encounter, two unidentified militants were killed and their bodies retrieved from the site of encounter. The identification and affiliation of the slain are being ascertained,” the spokesman said.
He said in case any family claims the slain militants to be their kith or kin, they can come forward for their identification at PCR Kashmir.
“Arms and ammunition including two AK rifles and other incriminating materials were recovered from the site of encounter. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other cases,” it reads.
