2 militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Ganderbal

Majid Jahangir and  Amir Tantray

Tribune News Service

Jammu/ Srinagar, January 24

Three militants were killed by security forces in two separate incidents on Tuesday.

Two unidentified militants were killed in a gunfight at Hadoora in Ganderbal district, some 20 km from Srinagar, when forces launched a search operation in the area after an input about militant presence.

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 "As the forces began searches, the hiding militants opened fire triggering a gunfight.  In the operation two militants were killed," a police officer said.

Two AK rifles were recovered from the gunfight site. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants could not be established immediately. However, sources said the two were foreign militants.

The forces have stepped up anti-militancy operations across Kashmir, and nine militants have been killed in January.

Meanwhile, a policeman was injured in a grenade attack in south Kashmir's Pulwama.

Army foils infiltration bid on LoC; terrorist killed

The Army deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector foiled an infiltration attempt in the early hours of Tuesday.

The troops detected the movement of terrorists along the LoC. They engaged the infiltrating terrorists with effective automatic fire while drawing heavy retaliatory fire.

One terrorist was eliminated in the operation while the others fled towards Pakistan. The body of the terrorist has been recovered; a gun and ammunition was also seized.

The action by the Army assumes significance in view of the large number of intelligence reports of likely terrorist attacks around Republic Day.