Larnoo, January 9: The security forces gunned down two militants in a fresh encounter today that took place in the forest area of Anantnag's Larnoo. The encounter comes a day after an encounter broke out between security forces and militants hiding in a house in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district, police said.

As per PTI reports, the gunbattle began after security forces launched a search operation in Zuhama village of Chadoora following information about presence of militants in the area, a police spokesman said.

The Police said that the search operation turned into an encounter when militants, believed to be two, opened fire on security forces. Intermittent exchange of fire was going on when reports last came in, he said.

Earlier this week, a Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district. The exchange of fire took place around 3 pm in the forests of Karka village under Gangaloor police station limits in which one ultra was killed, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told PTI.

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