J&K: Terrorists hurl grenades at CRPF party in Anantnag, 2 jawans injured

SRINAGAR: Terrorists hurled grenades at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday morning. Two security personnel receive minor injuries in the attack that took place at State Bank of India branch at Lal Chowk in Anantnag.

The entire area has been cordoned off.

Earlier on Friday, another group of terrorists barged inside a JK Bank branch in Karpan area of Shopian district. 

The terrorists looted cash and snatched a 12 bore rifle from the private security guard deputed at the branch. A police investigation is currently underway in the matter.

Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces during an encounter at Drusu village in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district on Friday.

Search operations are still going on in the region.

On Thursday, two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after they fired upon security forces in the Kupwara district, police said.

An INSAS rifle, snatched earlier this week from a policeman in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir, was recovered from the terrorists, they said.