Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Old Barzulla area of Srinagar. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Old Barzulla area of the city in the early hours of Monday morning after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area.
According to the sources at around 7:45 am, when the searches were going on, militants fired upon the forces.
A police official informed that the two militants have been killed in the gunfight.
The operation is going on and further details are awaited, the official added.
Earlier, Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir, told reporters near the encounter site that one of the two militants trapped was a Pakistani militant and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander named Saifullah, who was involved in several recent attacks on security forces in and around Srinagar.
