Government forces during a gunfight in south Kashmir
Government forces during a gunfight in south Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that two local militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) surrendered during a live gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

A spokesman of J&K Police said, “During the encounter, two local militants surrendered on the appeal of their parents and police. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition has been recovered.”

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Another senior police officer, according to news agency GNS, said that both the slain local LeT militants had joined militancy a week before.

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Earlier, the encounter broke out between the militants and security forces in the Hadigam area of Kulgam.

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