Two militants were killed in a swift operation of the security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday evening. Earlier, one civilian died and two persons, including a soldier, were injured in the nightlong anti-militancy operation in south Kashmir’s Shopian on Tuesday.
“This encounter is important for two aspects: one, it is the same group of terrorists which escaped from Watnad encounter on April 16 this in which we lost one soldier. Two, the encounter site is very close to the national highway and an imminent threat to the highway as well as yatra has been neutralised,” Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
The duo was encircled during an operation at Kreeri pocket of Dooru area in Anantnag.
