Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said two TRF militants identified as Amir Ahmad Wani, a resident of Alamgunj Shopian, and Sameer Ahmad Khan, a resident of Tiken Pulwama were killed in a military operation at Okey village of Kulgam district, south Kashmir.
In a statement, a spokesperson of police said that based on inputs generated by Police regarding the presence of militants in the village, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 9RR, and 18Bn CRPF in the area.
"During the search operation, as the joint search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the militants fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated leading to an encounter."
As per police records, the slain militant Amir Ahmad was a categorized militant, however, the other slain militants had joined militancy recently, Mountain Ink reported.
“Both were part of a group involved in several cases."
"01 AK-47 and 01 pistols were recovered from their possession."
