Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in encounter

Srinagar, Nov 6: Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including an Army deserter, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

            Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Safanagri area of Zainapora of south Kashmir in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday after receiving credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police spokesperson said.

            He said as the search operation was going on, the hiding militants fired on the search party of the forces. The forces retaliated the fire, leading to an encounter in which two militants were killed.

            The slain ultras were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit HM and were involved in terror attacks on security establishments and many other civilian atrocities in the area.