Police in Jammu andKashmir on Friday night said that two militants were killed by the securityforces after they abducted a cop in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgamdistrict.
In a brief statementon Twitter, a police spokesman said the militants were shot dead in a briefencounter.
They said themilitants were traveling with a cop who they had abducted when the shootingtook place.
“A cop was injuredin the operation,” read the statement, adding that the abducted cop was rescuedby the security forces.
A police officialsaid that the cop was abducted by the militants from Shipora Frisal.
“While chasing themilitants, area domination party of the police stopped a vehicle at kharpora,Frisal. On checking, the militants fired on the police party, in retaliationtwo militants were killed,” he said.