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Srinagar, Oct 15 (PTI) Two militants involved in the recent killings of civilians, including minority community members, were gunned down in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.
"Terrorists Shahid and Tanzil of Srinagar city who were #collaborators in recent civilian #killings of one chemist (#Bindroo) and 02 teachers (#SupinderKaul & #DeepakChand) in Srinagar, neutralised today in two anti-terrorists ops (operations)," IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.
Police said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Wahibug area of Pulwama following information about the presence of militants there.
They said the operation turned into an encounter in which one militant was killed.
"One #terrorist of #Srinagar City involved in recent civilian killing, neutralised in #Pulwama #encounter," Kumar said in an earlier tweet.
The slain ultra was identified as Shahid Bashir Sheikh, a resident of Srinagar, police said.