KNB News Desk
Srinagar 25 December (KNB): Two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed by forces in an overnight encounter in South Kashmir Shopian’s Chowgam area. .
As per officials, the encounter started in the Chowgam area of Shopian during intervening night of Friday and Saturday after a cordon and search operation was carried out by forces in the area.
However, in the subsequent gunfight, two militants were killed by forces. The affiliation of the two slain militants is said to be with the LeT outfit as per reports.
The officials, however, have not yet ascertained the identity of the two slain militants killed in the Chowgam encounter.
The encounter came after one was fought in the Redwani area Anantnag during the Thursday and Friday night. In the encounter, a Hizb militant was killed, who as per police was involved in some attacks, weapon snatching, killing of a cop and a couple including Sarpanch in August this year. (KNB)