Srinagar: The security forces on Sunday gunned down two terrorists in an ongoing encounter in Tral are of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
According to the police, on receiving specific intelligence inputs about the presence of a some terrorists at a residential plot, the security forces comprising the army, CRPF and the JK police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. “As the security cordoned tightened, the hiding terrorists fired at the forces triggering an encounter,” said a police official.
Till reports last came in, the encounter was on in the area.
On the other hand, two terrorists were killed in the Gulshanpora area of Tral following an encounter. The identity of the neutralised terrorists is being established, said an official.
Apart from it, a terrorist hideout was busted at Narbal Ompora area in Shopian. Besides arms and ammunition, the security forces have recovered blankets and eatable items from the hideout, said sources.