Srinagar, Jan. 23 : In an encounter with a self-styled commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and another militant were shot dead by army troops in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

The Defence spokesperson said that the security forces launched a search operation in Batyas forest belt of Gandoh tehsil following a lead on some ongoing militant activities n the area.

Two Hizbul militants were killed in the intense gun battle. They terrorists were identified as Zahoor Khanday and Sajad Hussain. Khanday was a self styled tehsil commander of Hizbul Muzahideen operating in Doda since 2006 whereas Hussain was active since
2006.

Two AK rifles and other ammunitions were recovered from them. (ANI)