Srinagar, Feb 04 (KNS): Two militants were killed on Saturday in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
According to the police officials, “Police and security forces have thwarted a major militant action by killing two militants in an encounter in Sopore area of North Kashmir today morning.”
They said that information was received that militants were travelling in a vehicle and were planning some terrorist action in Sopore area, police and security forces immediately swung into action and intercepted them near Amrgarh Sopore.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Police said that while being challenged lobbed a grenade and fired upon police party in which SP operation Baramulla Shafqat Hussain and a Sub Inspector of Police Mohammad Murtaza were injured.
“In the retaliatory action two militants were killed whose identity is being ascertained,” they said, adding that two AK series rifles, one pistol, four hand grenades and other arms and ammunition was recovered from the encounter site.
“With the elimination of these militants a major terrorist action was averted,” they said. (KNS)