The encounter at Ahmadnagar locality of Buchpora ended with the killing of both the militants holed up in a residential house. He said charred bodies of both the militants were recovered along with two AK rifles and some ammunition from the house which had caught fire. The officer said the slain ultras were believed to be members of LeT and efforts were on to establish their identity. The gunbattle had started last evening when police, assisted by security forces, launched a search operation following specific information about presence of militants in the house. A policeman was injured in the initial gunbattle but the operation to neutralise the militants was suspended to ensure safety of civilians, including a couple in whose house the militants had taken shelter.
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