JAMMU, India-controlled Kashmir, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba militant outfit (LeT) and a woman were killed by troopers of Indian army Saturday in a gunfight in India-controlled Kashmir, Indian army said.

    According to details provided by Indian army spokesperson Saturday evening, the two militants and a woman believed to be their accomplice were killed by Indian army troopers and Indian police in Doda village, 180-kilometers north-east of Jammu, the winter capital of India-controlled Kashmir.

    The encounter took place after a joint party of Indian army and police cordoned off the village on specific information about the presence of LeT militants in a house, army said.

    "The encounter took place today around 0900 a.m. (0330GMT) hours in morning and continued until afternoon. Two militants and their woman accomplice have been killed. We have also recovered two assault rifles from the site of encounter," said Biplav Nath, Indian army spokesperson in Jammu.

    This is for the first time that a "woman accomplice" of militants has been killed in gun fight in India-controlled Kashmir.

    Nath told Xinhua that an investigation is going on to probe the link of the woman with the militants but according to his information she was an accomplice of militants.

    In the past one month has seen a surge in militancy related incidents in the region.

    LeT outfit is accused for carrying out the last year's Mumbai attack that claimed 165 lives. The group has threatened to carry out lethal attacks in India, its spokesman last month said.

    At least 30 militants, many of them foreigners who infiltrated across the Line of Control into India-controlled Kashmir, have been killed in fighting with Indian army and police since March. About 10 Indian soldiers also were killed in the fighting.