<p>Security forces surrounded a house in Shangarpora village, 37 km from here, in Pulwama district this (Thursday) morning following specific information about presence of guerrillas inside, a senior police officer said here. <br /><br />The militants were asked to surrender but instead opened fire at the security personnel, leading to the gunfight. <br /><br />"The encounter is over. So far bodies of two local militants identified as Sajad Ahmad and Javed Ahmed Hajam were recovered from the debris. The searches are still on," a police officer said.<br /><br />"Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the encounter site," the officer said.<br />The house in which the guerrillas were holed up was destroyed during the encounter, police said.<br /><br />This was the second gun battle in south Kashmir this week. Two guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed Monday in a fierce gunfight with police and anti-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) troops in the Koimoh village of Kulgam district.<br /><br />Security forces had on Wednesday gunned down two local guerrillas of the JeM outfit in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.</p>
<p>Security forces surrounded a house in Shangarpora village, 37 km from here, in Pulwama district this (Thursday) morning following specific information about presence of guerrillas inside, a senior police officer said here. <br /><br />The militants were asked to surrender but instead opened fire at the security personnel, leading to the gunfight. <br /><br />"The encounter is over. So far bodies of two local militants identified as Sajad Ahmad and Javed Ahmed Hajam were recovered from the debris. The searches are still on," a police officer said.<br /><br />"Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the encounter site," the officer said.<br />The house in which the guerrillas were holed up was destroyed during the encounter, police said.<br /><br />This was the second gun battle in south Kashmir this week. Two guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed Monday in a fierce gunfight with police and anti-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) troops in the Koimoh village of Kulgam district.<br /><br />Security forces had on Wednesday gunned down two local guerrillas of the JeM outfit in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.</p>