SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two militants including a local commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed Saturday in a gunfight with contingents of Indian police and army in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The gunfight broke out at village Litter in Pulwama district, about 47 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Two LeT militants were killed this morning in a gunfight with government forces in village Litter here," a senior police official told Xinhua. "Of the two slain militants one was local commander of LeT."
The house from where militants were firing on police and army positions was partially damaged, the police official said.
A police spokesman in Srinagar said the army and police contingents cordoned off the area on Saturday morning on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants.
According to the spokesman, both the militants were local cadres of the outfit.
Reports said Indian army or police have not suffered any damage in the stand-off.
On Wednesday two militants and two air force personnel were killed in a fierce gunfight in Bandipora district of the region.
Earlier on Monday three militants were killed in gunfight at village Gatipora of Shopian district.
A guerrilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989. The gunfight between the two sides takes place intermittently across the region.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan, is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
