Two militants were killed after an encounter broke out between them and the security forces in Sopore of north Kashmir's Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning. The militants were holed up in a house at Sopore.
Two AK-47 rifles, 5 magazines, 107 live rounds, 2 pouches, Rs 2000 cash, 2 rubber stamps and a few more items were recovered from the two terrorists.
One of the militant has been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Mir of Brath Kalan and another is from Bomai village in Sopore.
The operation was jointly conducted by 22RR, and three battalion of CRPF (92 Bn, 177 Bn and 179 Bn) at Mir Mohallah.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Natipora area of Sopore at around 3.30 am after receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
During the searches, the militants, believed to be two in number, opened fire on the forces, triggering the gunbattle, he said.
Two Army jawans of 22 Rashtriya Rifles have also been injured in the encounter.
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