Kulgam: Two local Jaish-e-Muhammad militants were killed in a military operation in Ahwatoo village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday evening.
An official said that earlier, a military operation against militants started in Ahwatoo village, in which two militants were trapped.
He said that in the ensuing operation both the militants, who belonged to JeM outfit, were killed and the operation was over.
Meanwhile, Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle identified the slain militants as Mohammad Shafi and Mohammad Asif—both residents of Kulgam district.
“The killed 02 categorised JeM #terrorists have been identified as Mohammad Shafi Ganie of Batpora, #Kulgam & Mohammad Asif Wani @ Yawar of Takia Gopalpora, Kulgam. 02 AK 47 rifles, ammunition recovered,” police tweeted.
Notably, this was the second such encounter in the last 24 hours in the Kulgam district. On Monday evening, a Pakistani militant identified as Hurairah, was killed in a military operation in Batpora area of Kulgam district. Two civilians and army personnel were injured during the operation.
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