Four militants were killed in twin operations in Kupwara and Kulgam in Kashmir on Saturday.
Police said two militants — identified as Haris Sharief from Srinagar, a ‘C’ category militant affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Zakir Padder from Kulgam, a ‘C’ category militant affiliated to the Jaish-e-Muhammad — were killed in an operation in Kulgam’s D.H. Pora area in south Kashmir. “A combing operation is on in the area,” the police said.
In north Kashmir, a group of hiding militants was trapped in Kupwara’s Lolab area.