Srinagar: In a brief gunfight in Baramulla, two militants have been killed, the police said.
A police party was checking vehicles near the railway station in Kralhar area of the district when they intercepted two militants travelling in a car, police said.
The militants, they said opened fire upon the search team. “In the retaliatory fire, both militants were killed,” official sources said. They also added that both of them were on their way to Srinagar.
Meanwhile, army, special operations group (SOG) of police have cordoned off the area and restricted the movement of traffic on Srinagar Muzafarabad highway.
The Police confirmed the death of two militants in the shootout.
Two terrorists killed in Kralhaar Baramulla on NHW when a SUV vehicle they were travelling was asked to stop at Police/CRPF Naka.Terrorists fired upon Police party & in exchange of fire both terrorists got killed.201AK rifle,02 Chinese pistols and other Arms ammunition recovered.
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) October 19, 2018
“1 UBGL fitted AK 47 and 2 Chinese pistols have been recovered from the spot,” SSP Baramulla Imtiyaz Hussain said.
