J-K: Two Hizbul militants killed in Kulgam encounter

Updated: Oct 4 2023 10:11PM

J-K: Two Hizbul militants killed in Kulgam encounter

Srinagar, Oct 4 (PTI) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.

The slain ultras were identified as Basit Amin Bhat of Frisal and Saqib Ahmad Lone of Hawoora, Kulgam.

Acting on a specific input regarding the presence of terrorists in the Kujjar area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, a cordon and search operation was launched by security forces there, a police spokesman said.

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