Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Meemendar area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there, a police spokesperson said.
They said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards the security forces, who retaliated. The two militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight, he said. “Their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. Both were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM,” the spokesperson said.
