Two militants with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba's The Reisistance Front were killed by the Srinagar Police following an encounter in the state capital.
One of them has been identified as Ikhlaq Hajam, who was involved in the recent killing of head constable Ali Muhammad Ganie in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Kashmir's inspector general of police Vijay Kumar confirmed the deaths and said that incriminating material including two pistols were recovered from the site of the encounter that took place overnight.
Kashmir Zone Police tweeted about the encounter at 5.35am.
A gun fight is said to have broken out between militants and security forces in Srinagar's Zakura.
Ganie was shot dead on January 29 near his residence. Earlier in the week, militants had also opened fire on another policeman in Shopian district. The officer was grievously injured in the attack.
