Indian army claims the 2 LeT militants, shifting to Srinagar ahead of Indian Republic day, killed in Budgam gunfight. Later, the J&K police identified Arbaaz Ahmad Mir, a resident of Putrigam Rajpora and Shahid Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Kisrigam Kakapora. #JammuKashmir #Budgam #gunbattle

"Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, who had managed to escape an anti-militancy operation in Budgam district’s Redbugh area on Sunday, were shot dead by the police and the Army at a joint checkpoint set up in the district on Tuesday. 

A Srinagar-based Army spokesman said the movement of terrorists was being continuously tracked for the past few days by the intelligence agencies of the Army. “Based on the confirmed input received regarding the movement of terrorists in the area of Budgam, a joint mobile vehicle check post was launched by the Army and the police by 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday. 

Around 09.40 a.m., a suspected vehicle was intercepted by the security forces and the terrorists in the vehicle, in an attempt to flee, opened indiscriminate fire on the security forces, the Army said. “They did so to create chaos by inflicting casualties on the security forces and civilians in the crowded area. However, the security forces exercised complete restraint and cordoned off the terrorists in the nearby shops, where they had sought shelter,” the Army said. 

The spokesman said the trapped terrorists continued with indiscriminate fire on the security forces, who were evacuating the local people. “In the ensuing firefight, both the dreaded terrorists were eliminated by the precise fire brought down by the security forces,” the spokesman said." 

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