New Year starts violently in J&K, two more LeT militants killed

NT Correspondent

Srinagar: In a sudden increase in anti-militancy operations in Kashmir, two militants belonging to the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday.

J&K Police said based on a specific input generated by police regarding the presence of militants in Okey village area of Kulgam, a cordon and search operation by joint forces was launched in the area.

During the search operation, police said, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the search party, which retaliated effectively leading to an encounter. “In the encounter, two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF) were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter,” the police said, adding that the slain militants have been identified as Amir Ahmad Wani, resident of Alamgunj, Shopian and Sameer Ahmad Khan, resident of Tiken, Pulwama.“Both the killed terrorists were part of a group involved in several terror crime cases,” the police said.

There has been a sudden increase in anti-militancy operation recently. A top LeT militant was among the two militants killed in two encounters on Monday.