Two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants, planning to carry out attacks in north Kashmir, were killed in an anti-militancy operation of the security forces in Baramulla’s Sopore on Thursday, the J&K police said.
The duo was surrounded during a joint cordon-and-search operation launched by the police and the Army following a specific input in Bomai village of Sopore.
“As the joint search party approached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists started indiscriminate firing upon the search party, which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter. In the initial exchange of fire, one civilian who received gunshot injuries was immediately evacuated to hospital where his condition is stated to be stable,” the police said.
