Srinagar, Apr 26 :
Security forces shot dead two militants during an overnight operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore sub-district.
Two soldiers and a civilian were also injured during the encounter, officials said.
The encounter between militants and forces in Sopore, an erstwhile militant hotbed, broke out Thursday evening.
Police said, acting on a specific intelligence input, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, army, and Central Reserve Police Force in the Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore on Thursday evening.
“During the search operation, the joint team encountered indiscriminate firing from the hiding terrorists. The security forces retaliated, leading to an encounter. In the ensuing exchange that continued throughout the night, two terrorists were neutralized this morning,” Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vidhi Kumar Birdi told reporters in Sopore.
He said one of the slain was identified through the documents recovered from the encounter site as Saifullah.
Birdi said incriminating materials, arms, and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
In the wake of the operation, the authorities suspended class work in various educational institutions in Sopore on Friday.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore Shabir
2 militants killed
Ahmad Raina, said as a precautionary measure, class work in all schools and colleges was suspended for Friday in the entire Tehsil.
This was the second gun battle since Wednesday in Kashmir. Militants and security forces on Wednesday morning exchanged fire for a brief period in Bandipora district of north Kashmir that left two soldiers wounded.
The massive combing operation to trace the militants in the forest area of Bandipora continues on Friday. Security forces are also using drones and helicopters for surveillance of the dense forest area.
