J&K Encounter: 2 militants killed in ongoing gunfight in Pulwama's Panzgam area, operation also underway in Anantnag district

J&K Encounter: Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in the wee hours of Saturday in an encounter that broke out between the militants and the security forces in South Kashmir's Panzgam Awantipora, in Pulwama district. Meanwhile, in another encounter, exchange of fire is underway between the militant and the Army forces at Dehruna village of Anantnag district.

J&K Encounter: Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in the wee hours of Saturday in an encounter that broke out between the militants and the security forces in South Kashmir's Panzgam Awantipora, in Pulwama district. (ANI)

J&K Encounter: Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in the wee hours of Saturday in an encounter that broke out between the militants and the troops of 130 Battalion CRPF, 55 RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) in South Kashmir's Panzgam Awantipora, in Pulwama district. The area has been cordoned off, according to the Kashmir Zone Police on Twitter. The gunbattle is underway, as one more terrorist is believed to be trapped in the area. It is a joint operation of 55 RR, Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF.

#Encounter is in #progress in #Awantipora. Further details will follow. @JmuKmrPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 17, 2019

Meanwhile, in another encounter, exchange of fire is underway between the militant and the Army forces at Dehruna village of Anantnag district on Saturday morning.

J&K: Visuals from Panzgam village in Awantipora where an encounter had broken out between terrorists & troops of 130 Battalion CRPF, 55 RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) earlier this morning. One terrorist has been neutralised. (visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/jKruNbpW66

— ANI (@ANI) May 18, 2019

This comes two days after six militants, including a top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, as well as a soldier and a civilian were killed and four others injured in three gunfights between security forces and militants across the Kashmir Valley on Thursday. In the first gunfight in Dalipora village of Pulwama district on May 16, three Jaish militants, including a top commander who had masterminded the 2017 attack on a CRPF camp, a soldier and a civilian were killed, police said. Amid massive clashes near the gunfight site and adjoining areas, authorities imposed curfew in Pulwama town and suspended mobile internet services. Mobile internet speed was also reduced in Srinagar city to prevent uploading of inflammatory pictures and posts.