Security forces kill two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore township of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.
The militants have been identified as Basit Ahmad Mir and Gulzar Ahmad. Following intelligence inputs about the presence of militants, security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area on Tuesday night.
The search operation was halted for the night but the forces maintained the cordon to stop the militants from escaping. The operation resumed this morning and the gunfight started after the trapped militants opened fire on the forces.
