2 militants killed in encounter in J-K's Budgam

Srinagar, October 28

Two militants were killed by security forces in an encounter that broke out on Tuesday night in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Moachwah in Chadoora area of Budgam district around 7 pm on Tuesday following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter around 9 pm after militants opened fire at security forces.

Two militants were killed in the gun battle, which lasted nearly four hours.

The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was being ascertained, the official said, adding that preliminary investigation suggested that one of the slain militants was a foreigner. PTI