Acting on specific technical and human intelligence about the presence of militants, security forces swooped down on their hideout at Nagbal village, 70 km south of Srinagar and engaged them in an encounter, leading to their killing. The state police had alerted the security forces about the presence of militants at the house of a tailor at the village in Kulgam district, a hotbed of militancy. The security forces have achieved a "major success", Director General of Police S P Vaid told PTI. This time the son of the house owner was asked to show around the places which the security forces may have missed. Lone had been recruited in Hizbul Mujahideen only in January this year, while Bhatt was with the outfit since June 2015.

Source: India Today February 12, 2017 12:56 UTC