Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Nipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, police said.
In a tweet, a police spokesman said that two unidentified militants were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Nipora area, which falls in police district Kulgam.
He said the gunfight broke out early today after the police and security forces launched a search operation in Nipora.
An army spokesman said that the slain militants belonged to Hizb ul Mujahideen outfit. He said two pistols and three grenades were recovered from the slain.