Two militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces in the forests of Kupwara district on Thursday morning.
Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Putshai area of Lolab in the district, security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation on Thursday, an army official said.
Police said that a joint party of army and special operations group of police launched the operation in Gujarpati Potushai after receiving inputs about presence of militants.
“The militants present in the woods opened fire on the forces triggering a gun fight,” a police official said.
The official said that the identity of the slain militant was not immediately known.
The operation was going on when last reports came in, the official added.