Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an anti-militancy operation in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday. An improvised explosive device (IED), weighing about 30-35 kg, was also recovered in Srinagar.
The two militants were killed in Poshkreeri village of Anantnag during a joint cordon and a search operation launched by the police and Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles “following a tip-off”.
“As the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter,” the police said.
