The two militants holed up in a house since last evening in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, were killed by the security forces today. The bodies were recovered from the debris of the house where the militants were hiding. The house was razed to ground this morning.

One of them has been identified as Muzammil alias Urfi, the self-styled Divisional Commander of Lashkar, a police spokesman said. Muzammil was one of the militants wanted in connection with the blast inside the High Court in Delhi last year in which 17 people were killed. The spokesman said, he was also involved in a series of attacks on security forces and civilian killings in north Kashmir. The other slain militant has been identified as Abdullah Shaheen, a resident of Pakistan.

Meanwhile, in south Kashmir district of Kulgam police has arrested three Hizhul Mujahidin militants including an area commander.