Srinagar: Two terrorists were gunned by the security forces in a fierce gun battle at Gussu village in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
The security forces including troops of 53 Rashtriya Rifles, 183-battalion of CRPF and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police had surrounded Gussu village in Pulwama district late on Wednesday following reports that two to three militants were hiding inside a house there.
As security forces came closer to the suspected house, the militants fired upon the security forces after which a gunfight broke out which ended around 1.30 am.
A preliminary probe revealed that the killed terrorists are believed to be working under Hizbul outfit.
“A suspected Hizbul commander along with a foreigner was killed in the encounter. We have seized a large number of arms and ammunitions including couple of AK-47 from the killed terrorists. The operation is still going on,” sources said.