SRINAGAR: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an anti-terror operation in Shalgul forest area in Anantnag district’s Srigufwara on Wednesday. The firefight, which began in the morning, continued till the time of going to press, J&K Police confirmed on Twitter.
Two to three terrorists were suspected to be still hiding in the area, sources said, adding that the slain terrorists were allegedly from Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Based on intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in Shalgul, a joint team of Army’s 3RR, CRPF and J&K Police launched a cordon-and-search operation in the forest area. Seeing the security forces approach, holed in ultras opened fire at the search party, triggering a gunfight in which the terrorist duo was killed.