 Indian forces fatally shot two suspected militants during a raid on their village hideout in Indian-held Kashmir, police said on Sunday. A fierce shootout erupted late on Saturday after Indian soldiers cordoned off Ranipura village following a tip-off that some rebels were hiding there, said Imtiaz Hussain, a local police officer. Suspected rebels fired on the soldiers when they began a house-to-house search, Hussain said. The soldiers recovered two bodies from a house damaged by the gunfire, he added. There was no independent confirmation of the police claim. Most residents fled the village during the fighting. Ranipura is 65 kilometres south of Srinagar. |