Srinagar: Security forces on Friday evening killed two terrorists in a brief encounter and succeeded in getting a policeman abducted by them rescued in in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
According to the details received here, the two terrorists had kidnapped a policeman at Yaripora in Kulgam district and were travelling with him when they were intercepted by a naka party of the security forces.
A brief encounter followed in which both the terrorists were killed and the abducted cop was rescued.
“Two terrorists kidnapped a J&K policeman in Yaripora, Kulgam. Police and security forces rescued the cop and killed both the terrorists in a brief encounter. One cop was injured in the operation,” the police said in a statement.
This is the second abduction of a policeman in Kashmir in two days.
On Thursday, a policeman was abducted from Shopian district. The police had immediately swung into action and rescued the abducted policeman.