*Two militants killed in overnight Handwara encounter*

👉Srinagar, March 1 (GNS): Two militants were killed in an overnight encounter at Babagund village of Langate, Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

 *Reports reaching GNS said that two militants were killed in the encounter. The bodies of the slain have been recovered from the spot on Friday morning.*

 _Earlier, on Thursday night at around 9:00 pm, the contingents of army’s 22 RR, 92 battalion CRPF and SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation at Khanu Babagund hamlet in Langate._

 *Reports said that the forces had also installed lights so as to prevent the escape of militant owing to darkness.*

The gunfight broke out at around 1:00 am soon after the joint team of forces intensified the searches and fired some warning shots towards the suspected spot, they said.

 *A police officer said that two militants were killed during the course of the gunfight. "The identities of the slain and their group affiliation are being ascertained".*

The officer said that the searches in the area is still going on. (GNS)