Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Samboora village of Pampore in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, said the police. Two Army personnel were also injured. The identity and the affiliation of the two militants are yet to be ascertained.
A police official said personnel of the special operation group, Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force launched a cordon and search operation after getting specific information about the presence of militants in the orchards. “As the forces zeroed in towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated, triggering an encounter,” the police official told Greater Kashmir. “The militants however managed to escape towards a residential area.”
Pulwama has witnessed a spate in the number of gunfights between suspected militants and security…