Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in encounter in J&K's Baramulla district

Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were on Monday gunned down by security forces in Baramulla.

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Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were on Monday gunned down by security forces in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

One of them was reportedly the divisional 'commander' of the outfit for north Kashmir.

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Check-e-Brath area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation this morning, a police spokesperson said.

During searches, the militants who were hiding in the area opened fire on the security personnel, who retaliated, resulting in an encounter.

Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, identified as Pervaiz Ahmad Wani of Galoora Handwara and Naeem Ahmad Najar of Shelpora Brad, Sopore,  were killed in the gunfight. 

Two AK assault rifles, three AK magazines, 90 AK rounds, one INSAS rifle, one INSAS magazine, 13 INSAS rounds and other items were seized from the encounter site, the police spokesperson said, as per PTI.

Wani was involved in serial blasts that targeted mobile towers in the area in 2015, the killing of two police personnel in Handwara market in 2013 and an attack on the Langate police post last year, he said.

Meanwhile, some CRPF jawans were injured in a grenade attack today by militants on a patrol party of the security forces in Anantnag district of Kashmir

The attackers hurled a grenade on the CRPF patrol, resulting in injuries to three jawans, a police official said.

(With PTI inputs)