Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Chaigund village of Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid said that two militants have been killed in the gunfight.
“In an encounter today at Saigund Shopian,” he said, two militants have been “neutralised and weapons have been recovered.”
“Unfortunately one boy was also killed in the cross-fire and two ladies sustained injuries. Search is still going on,” he said, in a tweet.
Earlier, a gunfight erupted in the village after militants opened fire on forces who were conducting searches. Reports said that two militants are trapped inside the cordoned off area.
Meanwhile, Internet services were snapped in the twin districts of Shopian and Pulwama “to prevent the spreading of rumours”.
Army’s Srinagar based defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia told GNS that a militant has been “gunned down” in the ongoing operation.
“Body of the militant is yet to be retrieved from the site”, he said, adding that the operation is still going on .
Earlier, a joint team of army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege at Chaigund village in Keegam area following specific inputs about the presence of some militants.
As the joint team of forces has intensified the searches, the hiding militants opened fire triggering off an encounter.
A 17-year-old youth Shakir Ahmad Mir was killed and two teenage girls sustained bullet wounds in forces action.
The forces action followed after people staged protest and allegedly pelted stones at them during an encounter. (GNS)
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