Two unidentified militants killed in an encounter in Sopore

In Hadipora, Sopore district, northern Kashmir, an encounter resulted in the killing of two unidentified militants and injury of a policeman. The militants, identified as Usman and Umar from Pakistan, were killed after opening fire on a joint operation by police, Army, and CRPF conducting a search operation. The injured policeman is reported to be stable. This follows the recent killing of a local Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in Bandipora.