Jammu: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in a residential area of the city on Friday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Danmar area, falling along Safakadal-Soura road, here in the early hours of Friday following information about the presence of militants, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened firing towards security forces positions which were retaliated.
Two militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight and security forces have recovered 1 AK-47, 1 pistol, and 4 hand grenades along with ammunition from the terrorists.
Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir confirmed that the two terrorists were local and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
"2 terrorists were involved in 3 incidents that took place last month. We were tracking them. Yesterday on the confirmation, CRPF & police cordoned off the area. We appealed them to surrender but they refused after which encounter started in which both were killed", IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar
The bodies of two terrorists have been recovered by the security forces.
Two police personnel have also been injured in the encounter.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested 3 accomplices of terrorists from Bandipora. Several items including ammunition, fake SIM cards, and fake documents have been recovered.
In a different incident, four suspicious drones were seen in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night. The 4 drones were spotted in Jammu's Nandpur, Hiranagar in Samba and Mirsaheb and Satwari between 8 pm-9 pm on Thursday night. The Indian army opened fire at one of the drones which was seen in Nandpur.