Two terrorists belonging to terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayiba and a policeman were killed in a fierce gun battle in Kulgam town in south Kashmir on Monday evening.
A police spokesperson said a joint contingent of troops from the Rashtriya Rifles and the police launched a search operation on specific information about the presence of a group of terrorists in Kulgam.
"The terrorists opened fire at the surrounding security forces, resulting in on the spot death of a policeman," he said.
The spokesperson said that two LeT terrorists were also killed in the gunfight which has now ended.
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