On Saturday, two unidentified militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in an exchange of fire with a joint army , police and paramilitary team. The gun battle was triggered during a cordon and search operations, police said.
He said the search operations turned into a gunfight after militants opened fire at a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
“Two militants were killed in the encounter and searches are going on,” the police said in a statement. It added that the identities of the two were immediately unclear.
The police are yet to ascertain the identity of the militants and the group they were affiliated to. Further details are awaited, the police official added.
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