Anantnag: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Sirhama village of Bijbehara Sub-division in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday.
An official said that the operation is on in the area.
One among the slain militants was a commander, active since three years.
Earlier, a joint team of Police, Army’s 03 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
As the joint teams of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter