Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir

JAMMU - Two separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in the Laar forest of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, according to police.

A constable was also injured in the gun battle that lasted a little over four hours in the dense forest of Mahore village, about 150 km north of Jammu.

The encounter started when security forces, acting on a tip-off, cordoned off the forest belt and asked the guerrillas to surrender. Instead, the guerrillas started firing at them.

“The battle lasted for a little over four hours and security forces were successful in killing the two guerrillas,” a police officer told IANS. He said that the identity of the guerrillas has not been established as yet.