SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have confirmed that two militants were killed in the morning encounter in a Pulwama village.
#PulwamaEncounterUpdate: Another #terrorist killed (Total=2), both affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit LeT. Search going on. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/fMi0oKHgc3
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) March 10, 2022
In the morning, police said the two militants were holed up in a structure separate from the mosque. We have taken every precaution to ensure that no damage happens to the mosque.
The encounter had taken place in Naina Batpora village in Pulwama. The identity of the slain militants was not immediately known.
