Rajouri, Aug 6: Two militants were killed in an encounter at Bhangai village of Thanamandi sub-division of Rajouri district on Friday, police said.
In an official statement, police said that acting on a specific lead, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police and the army in village Bhangai village.
“When the joint teams of forces zeroed in on a suspected spot, the hiding militants started firing indiscriminately, triggering a gunfight. In the ensuing gunfight, two militants were killed, whose identity is being ascertained,” the official said. He said that killing of two militants is the testimony to the alertness of the security forces in the wake upcoming I-Day and the resolve to thwart the designs of anti-national elements. (KNO)
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