The police in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday said on Tuesday that two militants were killed in a gunfight in the region.
The gunfight, according to the police, broke out at village Okay of Kulgam district, about 80 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Today a gunfight broke out at village Okay in which two militants were gunned down," a police official said.
The operation, according to the police, was launched on a specific intelligence operation suggesting the presence of militants.
The police said the government forces have not suffered any damage in the stand-off.
On Monday two militants were killed in Srinagar.
There has been a surge in the gunfights in the region over the past two weeks.
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