Police on Monday said two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter at Hyderpora area of Srinagar outskirts.
Acting on information, Jammu and Kashmir police along with security forces cordoned off the spot in Hyderpora area where militants were hiding.
The trapped militants opened fire at the forces triggering an encounter in which one militant was killed at the outset while the second one was targeted after a while.
Meanwhile, Chinar Corps tweeted that based on J&K police input, a joint operation was launched today evening in Hyderpora. “Cordon was laid. Militants fired on security forces that retaliated,” it read.
Police in tweets also confirmed the killing of two unidentified militants in the Hyderpora encounter.