<p>Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and a civilian were killed and three security force personnel injured in an encounter and subsequent law and order problem in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two LeT militants were killed in the overnight gun-battle in Chenigam village of Kulgam district, a police spokesman said.<br /><br />He said the slain militants have been identified as Mohammad Abbas Malla alias Khatab and Manzoor-ul-Haq Malik, both residents of Kulgam.<br /><br />"An AK rifle and an INSAS rifle have been recovered from the encounter site," the spokesman said.<br /><br />After the bodies of the militants were recovered, firing started again at the scene of the encounter, resulting in injuries to three security force personnel and a civilian, he said.<br /><br />The civilian -- identified as 25-year-old Tariq Ahmad Bhat -- succumbed to injuries, he said.<br /><br />However, local residents contested the police claim saying Bhat was shot at by retreating security forces from the scene of encounter when they came under stone-pelting by youth demanding the bodies of slain militants.<br /><br />The police spokesman refused to comment on the claims of the local residents. He said two army personnel and a CRPF jawan were injured in the fresh firing at the spot that also resulted in injuries to the deceased civilian.<br /><br />The spokesman said the slain militants were involved in several militancy-related incidents in south Kashmir for the past couple of years.<br /><br />"Abbas Malla joined LeT ranks in 2013 and was involved in an attack on a police party at Arwani and the recent attack on CRPF at Lavdora in Qazigund," he said.<br /><br />"Malik was involved in the killing of Nasir Mir of Shopian in May this year, besides being involved in Lavdora attack," he added.</p>
<p>Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and a civilian were killed and three security force personnel injured in an encounter and subsequent law and order problem in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two LeT militants were killed in the overnight gun-battle in Chenigam village of Kulgam district, a police spokesman said.<br /><br />He said the slain militants have been identified as Mohammad Abbas Malla alias Khatab and Manzoor-ul-Haq Malik, both residents of Kulgam.<br /><br />"An AK rifle and an INSAS rifle have been recovered from the encounter site," the spokesman said.<br /><br />After the bodies of the militants were recovered, firing started again at the scene of the encounter, resulting in injuries to three security force personnel and a civilian, he said.<br /><br />The civilian -- identified as 25-year-old Tariq Ahmad Bhat -- succumbed to injuries, he said.<br /><br />However, local residents contested the police claim saying Bhat was shot at by retreating security forces from the scene of encounter when they came under stone-pelting by youth demanding the bodies of slain militants.<br /><br />The police spokesman refused to comment on the claims of the local residents. He said two army personnel and a CRPF jawan were injured in the fresh firing at the spot that also resulted in injuries to the deceased civilian.<br /><br />The spokesman said the slain militants were involved in several militancy-related incidents in south Kashmir for the past couple of years.<br /><br />"Abbas Malla joined LeT ranks in 2013 and was involved in an attack on a police party at Arwani and the recent attack on CRPF at Lavdora in Qazigund," he said.<br /><br />"Malik was involved in the killing of Nasir Mir of Shopian in May this year, besides being involved in Lavdora attack," he added.</p>