Two terrorists surrendered on the appeal of their parents during an anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Police said the operation was launched at Hadigam village this morning.
"#Encounter has been started at Hadigam area of #Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," Kashmir Police tweeted from its official handle.
In the middle of the operation, the parents of two terrorists who were surrounded by the forces were brought in. The parents pleaded with their children to surrender, the police said.
The two then surrendered. Police said incriminating evidence, arms and ammunition have been recovered from them.
"During the #encounter, 02 local terrorists #surrendered on the #appeal of their parents & police. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition recovered. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," Kashmir Police tweeted.
The two local young men had recently taken to terror activities, police said.
According to the police, more than 100 terrorists, most of them local recruits, have been killed in security operations this year.
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