In an overnight encounter between militants and government forces, two Lashkar e Toiba militants have been killed in Kanjiular area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
The encounter broke out after cordon and search operation was launched in the area.
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said one of the slain militants was identified as Jan Mohammad Lone, resident of Shopian. Second one was identified as Tufail Ganai.