Two militants killed in Anantnag gunfight

Two militants killed in Anantnag gunfight

Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Anantnag town of this south Kashmir district on Wednesday.

A senior police official said two bodies of the militants have been recovered from the site of a gunfight in Mehmaan mohalla of Anantnag town.

According to an official Abid Hussain Bhat, had joined the militancy on July 1, 2018,” both the killed militants were affiliated with Let outfit,” he said.

Earlier, an official said that encounter started after a joint team of army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles, SOG and CRPF laid a siege at Mehmaan Mohalla in Lal Chowk. The cordon-and-search operation was launched in the area since midnight today.

Locals of the area said that heavy firing and blast like sounds are being heard since 4:00 am which created panic in the entire Lal Chowk area of the southern district.

As the searches were intensified in the area which is very congested, the militants fired upon the forces party triggering off an encounter, he said.

Meanwhile, train and internet services in the area have also been suspended

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