Anantnag: Two militants have been killed in the encounter between militants and government forces at Anantnag main town on Wednesday.

“While one body has been recovered another body is being searched for,” official sources said.

Firing has stopped and search operation is underway.

According to police sources they believe that both the militants according to intelligence inputs are local.

“We believe one should be from khudwani while other should be from Doda. However only after proper identification we can say any thing certain,” he said.

Government forces had launched CASO in the area after information about presence of militants.

Gunfight begun in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Internet and train services remain suspended in view of the gunfight .

This post was published on July 25, 2018