Jammu, June 20: Four militants belonging to Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter in Doda district and a militant hideout was busted in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir since last evening, official sources said here today. Security forces, on specific information, launched an operation in Chawari area in Banihal tehsil of Doda district last night and in the subsequent gunbattle killed four ultras of Pakistan-based let outfit.

Two of the slain militants have been identified as Abdul Rehman Lohar and Javed, they said, adding recoveries from encounter site included four ak rifles, eight magzines and one handgrenade.

The search operation was continuing in the area when the reports last came in, they said.
In another incident, security forces busted a militant hideout in Dharhal area of Rajouri district last evening and recovered 20 rounds of AK ammunition and 85 kgs of ration. Reports from Udhampur district said ultras fired on a police party at Jabari village in Arnas-Gool area last night, they said, adding police retaliated and the exchange of fire between two sides continued for half an hour.


The militants later fled away without causing any loss of life or injury to any one, they added.

Bureau Report