Two Army personnel Ranjit Singh (L) and Satish Bhagat, both from Jammu, lost their lives. ANI

Srinagar, July 12

Two Army jawans were killed today as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in the Keran sector of Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, an Army official said here. In central Kashmir’s Budgam district, three Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)The soldiers from the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were killed in Furkiya area of Chowkibal sector. They have been identified as Ranjit Singh and Satish Bhagat, both from Jammu.Furkiya area has been a known route used by militants infiltrating into the Kashmir Valley from Pakistan.

Meanwhile, three militants have been gunned down in central Kashmir. The slain militants have been identified as Aaqib Gul of Gooripora, Javaid Ahmad Shiekh of Beerwah and Sajid Ahmad Gilkar of Malaratta in old city.

On specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the central Kashmir’s Budgam, security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Redbugh area last evening .The search operation turned into an encounter as the search party of the security forces was fired upon by the militants.The operation was halted for the night but the security forces maintained the cordon of the area to stop the militants from escaping.The gunfight resumed this morning.”Three militants were killed this morning in the encounter and some weapons and ammunition were recovered from the spot,” a police official said. — Agencies