Security forces on Tuesday killed two militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam, taking the number of ultras killed in the past 24 hours to four.
“Both terrorists were locals and linked to The Resistance Front, affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba [LeT]. They were involved in several terror crimes,” Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
The police identified them as Amir Ahmad Wani from Shopian’s Alamgunj and Sameer Ahmad Khan from Pulwama’s Tiken.
“Wani was a categorised terrorist. However. The other killed terrorist joined the terror fold recently. Both were part of a group involved in several terror crime cases,” the police stated. One AK-47 and one pistol were recovered from their possession.
They were encircled in an early morning operation in Okay village of Kulgam. They were given an option to surrender but they opened fire on the security forces, triggering an encounter, the police said.
Besides the police, the Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF were part of the operation.
The latest operation came within 24 hours of two LeT militants, including a ‘commander,’ being killed in twin encounters in Srinagar’s Shalimar and Harwan areas.
