M S Nazki
Jammu, Aug 7 (GNS): A day after two militants were killed, fresh firing was reported in woods of Thanmandi in Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said.
A police officer told GNS that after two militants were killed on August 7, searches were continuing in the remote village of Pangai, which is in a forested area of Thanmandi. “Fresh firing resumed this afternoon and continued for 20 minutes,” the officer said.
A joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Indian Army and police based on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.
During the operation on Friday, a fierce gun fight took place with two militants who were later killed, they said. The identity of the slain militants was yet to be established.
A police spokesman said that two AK 47 rifles with 7 magazines, four grenades and some pouches besides packets of medicine were recovered from possession of the two killed militants.
Sources said that massive searches were going on in the area. (GNS)
