Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter that broke out between forces and militants in Kreeri village of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday.
The gunfight broke out hours after the government forces were attacked by three militants in which two CRPF men and a cop were killed.
A joint team of Army, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a Cordon and Search Operation in outskirts of Baramulla soon after the attack on forces party triggering a gun-battle.
A Police official confirmed the local news agency KNO that encounter between government forces and militants was going on. He added that the two militants have been killed in the gunfight while the operation is still on.