Encounter has come to an end in Tahab area of district Pulwama with the killing of the two militants. The slain militants have been identified as Shakir Ahmad R/O: Gulzar Pora Pulwama and Shabir Ahmad of Mahend, Bijhbahara area of district Anantnag.
Internet services have also been suspended in Pulwama district following the killing of two militants.
As the word about the killing of two militants spread, people took to streets in Samboora and Tahab to protest the killings.
In Samboora, forces resorted to aerial firing to disperse the protesters, according to local sources.