Two terrorists belonging to the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The encounter broke out in the early hours of Thursday after security forces launched a cordon and search operation acting on specific input about the presence of militants.
The terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated, and incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including an AK 47 rifle and a pistol, were recovered from them, police said.
Kashmir Zone Police tweeted: “#BaramullaEncounterUpdate: Two #terrorists neutralised. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle and one pistol recovered.”
The terrorists were identified as Shakir Majid Najar and Hanan Ahmad Seh from Shopian district.
This comes a day after two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
The security personnel launched an operation based on inputs provided by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kupwara, who alerted that one of the terrorist launch pads is likely infiltrating from across the Line of Control (LOC) towards Machhil sector.
