Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday gunned down two militants in an encounter in Pulwama district.
The security forces identified one of the militants as Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Okasha, wanted for the Udhampur attack on a BSF convoy in August last year.
The development came after receiving tip-off about the presence of militants, a joint team of army, police’s SOG and CRPF cordoned off the vast mustard fields at Wadhakpora around 3 pm today. (ANI)