Two army men including a captain were injured in the gun battle.
Security forces achieved a major success on Monday when they killed two top militants including the assassin of ruling National Conference (NC) leader in a night-long encounter at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama. Two army men including a captain were injured in the gun battle.
Police said Muzaffar Ahmad Malla of Tral and Suhail Ahmad Khan of Dadsara were killed at Koel Shikargah village in an encounter which started Sunday evening.
Muzaffar Malla was Divisional Commander of Hizbul Mujhadeen for South Kashmir who was nominated to the post after the death of Sajjad Ahmad alias Balle on April 5. Suhail Ahmad Khan had joined militancy a year ago and was involved in the killing of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, NC block president in Pinglish Tral on March 30.
Superintendent of Police, Awantipora, Mohammad Irshad said on specific information about a group of militants presence in Koel Shikargah village, a police party laid cordon of three suspected houses.
“As the police party was establishing itself, it came under fire from one of the houses belonging to Muhammad Yousuf Bhat. Cordon was further tightened around that house and militants were told to surrender but they instead fired again.
“In the meantime, 42 RR and CRPF troopers joined in the operation which was suspended during night”, Irshad said
Operation resumed on Monday morning and militants were again told to surrender but in vain. “At around 8.30 am militants opened indiscriminate fire on forces resulting in an encounter in which two militants are killed”, he added.
“Two AK 47 rifles, four AK 47 magazines, 14 rounds of AK 47 ammunition, one UBGL (Thrower), one UBGL grenades and two Chinese Grenades were recovered from the encounter site”, police said.
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