It was a clean operation, says IGP Kumar
Jahangeer Ganaie
Pulwama, June 2: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the security forces at Saimoh, Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday.
A police officer told KNO that gunfight broke out early in the morning at Saimoh village after joint teams of police, army and the CRPF cordoned off the area.
“In the first assault, one militant was killed and within an hour, second militant was also killed,” the officer said.
Defence Spokesman in Srinagar Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that the militants were offered to surrender but they refused. He also confirmed the killing of two militants in the gunbattle.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said that two militants were killed in clean operation at Saimoh, Tral. “There was no collateral damage,” he said.
A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on a specific input, joint teams of security forces laid a siege at Saimoh, Tral. “During the search operation, the hiding militants fired on the joint search party. The fire was retaliated leading to an encounter,” he said.
“Bodies of militants have been retrieved from the site of encounter. The identification and affiliations of the slain militants is being ascertained.”
He said that besides some incriminating material arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site of gunfight that include two AK rifle, 02 Pistols, five AK magazines, two pistol magazines, 80 rounds of AK, 10 rounds of pistol and two hand grenades.
“People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosive materials, if any.”
