J&K, 15/6: Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, one among whom was involved in the recent targeted killing of a bank manager, were killed in an overnight gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
The gunfight erupted in Kanjuilar Arsa village of Shopian on Tuesday night after the security forces launched a cordoned-and-search-operation (CASO) following inputs about the presence of militants in the area, police said.
As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire, which was retaliated, triggering off a gun fight in which two ultras were killed. The slain militants were identified as Jan Mohammad Lone and Tufail Ganai, both locals and affiliated with the LeT.
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